Rio Hatillo Formation, region of Pueblo Viejo, Cordillera: Early Albian, Dominican Republic
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Echinoidea
- Holasteroida
- Holasteridae
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Holaster sp.
Agassiz 1836
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Czaplewski et al. 2005 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
| possibly two specimens instead | ||||||||||
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Echinoidea
- Holectypoida
- Holectypidae
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? Holectypus sp.
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Czaplewski et al. 2005 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
| possibly two specimens instead | ||||||||||
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Echinoidea
- Salenioida
- Hyposaleniidae
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Hyposalenia sp.
Desor 1858
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| possibly two specimens instead | ||||||||||
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Rhynchonellata
- Terebratulida
- Kingenidae
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Kingena sp.
Davidson 1852
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Arcticidae
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Venilicardia sp.
Stoliczka 1870
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| count unclear | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Ostreida
- Ostreidae
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Ostrea cf. ameghinoi
Ihering 1907
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| O. cf. ameghinoi rocana | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Cerithiidae
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Cerithium cf. heeri
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Cephalopoda
- Belemnitida
- Belemnopseidae
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Neohibolites cf. minimus
(Miller 1826)
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13 specimens | |||||||||
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Cephalopoda
- Phylloceratida
- Phylloceratidae
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Phylloceras (Hypophylloceras) cf. seresitense
(Pervinquière 1907)
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6 specimens | |||||||||
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Cephalopoda
- Ammonitida
- Tetragonitidae
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Tetragonites cf. nautiloides
(Pictet 1848)
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6 specimens | |||||||||
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Tetragonites cf. rectangularis
Wiedmann 1962
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2 specimens | |||||||||
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Kossmatella (Kossmatella) romana
Wiedmann 1962
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5 specimens | |||||||||
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Cephalopoda
- Ammonitida
- Protetragonitidae
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Protetragonites aelosus
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| P. aelosus aelosus | ||||||||||
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Cephalopoda
- Ammonitida
- Beudanticeratidae
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Beudanticeras cf. laevigatum
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2 specimens | |||||||||
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Cephalopoda
- Ammonitida
- Douvilleiceratidae
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Douvilleiceras cf. mammillatum
(Schlotheim 1813)
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | Dominican Republic |
| Coordinates: | 19.2° North, 70.7° West (view map) |
| Paleocoordinates: | |
| Basis of coordinate: | estimated from map |
| Geographic resolution: | outcrop |
Time
| Period: | Cretaceous | Epoch: | Early Cretaceous |
| Stage: | Albian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cretaceous 4 |
| Key time interval: | Early Albian | Ammonoid zone: | Douvilleiceras mammillatum |
| Age range of interval: | 113 - 109.9 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Formation: | Rio Hatillo | ||||
| Stratigraphic resolution: | group of beds | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: lower part of the Río Hatillo Fomation; Mammillatum Zone; Late Lower Albian age | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | lithified "siliciclastic" |
| Lithology description: The Río Hatillo Formation includes a basal conglomerate, sandstones and calcareous sandstones covered by massive biogenic limestone. The fauna assemblage described herein was collected from the clastic rocks within the lower part of Río Hatillo Formation by N. Russell. | |
| Environment: | shoreface |
| Geology comments: The Río Hatillo Formation was deposited in a shallow, near-shore environment as part of the Cretaceous Volcanic Arc sections. | |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body,mold/impression |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
| Preservation of anatomical detail: | poor |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | field collection |
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
| Collection method comments: The invertebrates herein described were collected by N. Russell, identified by the senior author and are housed in the paleontologic collection of the National Museum of Natural History in Havana, Cuba (MNHNCu). | |
| Taxonomic list comments:The fauna is composed by: ammonites (~54.5%), belemnites (~27.3%), gastropods (~2.3%), bivalves (~4.5%), brachiopods (~2.3%) and echinoderms (~9.1%). | |
Metadata
| Database number: | 65128 | ||
| Authorizer: | M. Aberhan, J. Alroy | Enterer: | S. Nurnberg, J. Alroy |
| Modifier: | A. Hendy | Research group: | marine invertebrate |
| Created: | 2006-09-19 04:11:57 | Last modified: | 2025-02-22 15:12:02 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2006-09-19 04:11:57 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC0 |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 18737. | R. Myczynski and M. Iturralde-Vinent. 2005. The Late Lower Albian Invertebrate Fauna of the Río Hatillo Formation of Pueblo Viejo, Dominican Republic. Caribbean Journal of Science 41(4):782-796 [M. Aberhan/S. Nurnberg] |
Secondary references:
| 18256 | N. J. Czaplewski, A. D. Rincón, and G. S. Morgan. 2005. Fossil bat (Mammalia: Chiroptera) remains from Inciarte tar pit, Sierra de Perijá, Venezuela. Caribbean Journal of Science 41(4):768-781 [C. Bell/C. Bell] |