Río Gurabo Formation
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Río Gurabo Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: Messinian-Zanclean | |
Type | Formation |
Lithology | |
Primary | Limestone |
Location | |
Coordinates | 19°30′N 71°12′W / 19.5°N 71.2°WCoordinates: 19°30′N 71°12′W / 19.5°N 71.2°W |
Approximate paleocoordinates | 19°30′N 70°24′W / 19.5°N 70.4°W |
Country | ![]() |
The Río Gurabo Formation is a geologic formation in the northwestern Dominican Republic. The reefal limestone preserves bivalve, gastropod and coral fossils dating back to the Messinian to Zanclean period.[1][2]
See also
References
- ^ Río Gurabo Formation at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Gurabo Formation at Fossilworks.org
Further reading
- J. S. Klaus, S. T. Murray, P. K. Swart and D. F. McNeill. 2013. Resource partitioning and paleoecology of Neogene free-living corals as determined from skeletal stable isotope composition. Bulletin of marine science 84(4):937-954
- 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