Also known as Reef 3902
Where: Dominican Republic (19.5° N, 71.3° W: paleocoordinates 19.5° N, 70.9° W)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: Gurabo Formation, Zanclean (5.3 - 3.6 Ma)
• AGE: direct date extrapolated from Cheetham et al. (1999) and Saunders et al. (1986). STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: unit C5 (330-375 m), sample 350 m.
• bed-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: reef, buildup or bioherm; lithified limestone
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 94003: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 08.02.2010, edited by Austin Hendy
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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Cerithiidae indet.4, Bittium yaguense4, Cerithium obesum4, Cerithium dominicense4, Cerithium simplex4
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"Murex (Haustellum) messorius" = Vokesimurex messorius6
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Bivalvia | |
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Trigoniocardia (Trigoniocardia) haitensis5 Sowerby 1850 cockle SUBSPECIES: Trigoniocardia (Trigoniocardia) haitensis sambaica
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Anthozoa | |
"Montastrea canalis" = Montastraea endothecata2
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"Montastrea limbata" = Orbicella limbata2
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