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]
| Río Gurabo Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Messinian-Zanclean | |
| Type | Formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Limestone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 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 |  Dominican Republic |
  Río Gurabo Formation (the Dominican Republic) | |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Río Gurabo Formation at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Gurabo Formation at Fossilworks.org
Further reading edit
- 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