NMB Loc. 16933 - Rio Gurabo [Gurabo Fm] (Miocene to of Dominican Republic)

Where: Dominican Republic (19.5° N, 71.2° W: paleocoordinates 19.5° N, 70.4° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Rio Gurabo Formation, Late/Upper Miocene to Late/Upper Miocene (11.6 - 3.6 Ma)

• unit G6: 250-290 m above base

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: perireef or subreef; lithified limestone and lithified siliciclastic

• deeper (more than 10-20 m), more turbid reef habitats
• corals in thickets or small bioherms in a siliciclastic-dominated environment

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: peel or thin section,

Primary reference: J. B. Saunders, P. Jung, and B. Biju-Duval. 1986. Neogene Paleontology in the Northern Dominican Republic: 1. Field Surveys, Lithology, Environment, and Age. Bulletins of American Paleontology 89(323):1-79 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 93794: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 03.02.2010

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Montastraeidae
Montastrea endothecata1
Montastrea endothecata1 Duncan 1863 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Astrocoeniidae
Stephanocoenia duncani3
Stephanocoenia duncani3 Foster 1987 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Merulinidae
"Montastrea limbata" = Orbicella limbata1
"Montastrea limbata" = Orbicella limbata1 Duncan 1863 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Poritidae
Goniopora hilli2, Porites macdonaldi2, Porites portoricensis2, Porites waylandi2
Goniopora hilli2 Vaughan 1919 stony coral
Porites macdonaldi2 Vaughan 1919 stony coral
Porites portoricensis2 Vaughan 1919 stony coral
Porites waylandi2 Foster 1986 stony coral
1Budd 1991; 2Foster 1986; 3Foster 1987