NMB Loc. 15942, Rio Gurabo (Pliocene of Dominican Republic)

Where: Dominican Republic (19.5° N, 71.2° W: paleocoordinates 19.5° N, 70.8° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Gurabo Formation, Zanclean (5.3 - 3.6 Ma)

• Unit G9, 387 - 430 m, Zanclean based on age model in McNeill et al., 2008.

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: offshore; lithified siltstone

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: peel or thin section,

Primary reference: A. Logan. 1987. Neogene paleontology in the northern Dominican Republic 6. The phylum Brachiopoda. Bulletins of American Paleontology 93(328):44-55 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 191010: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 03.01.2018

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Rhynchonellata
 Thecideida - Thecideidae
 Terebratulida - Megathyrididae