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USGS 8574 , Barahona Province, Dominican Republic
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 18.2667,-71.3667 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | based on nearby landmark |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Barahona Province, Dominican Republic |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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USGS 8574 (D.C. 95) Cerros de Sal | Vaughan T. W., Cooke W., et al (1921) | Cerros de Sal | claystone | 11.608 - 5.333 Ma Miocene |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Agaricia sp. genus | Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Agariciidae : Agaricia | 11.608 - 5.333 Ma Miocene |
Solenastrea bournoni species | Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Faviidae : Solenastrea : Solenastrea bournoni | 11.608 - 5.333 Ma Miocene |
Oulophyllia sp. genus | Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Merulinidae : Oulophyllia | 11.608 - 5.333 Ma Miocene |
Trachyphyllia sp. genus | Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Merulinidae : Trachyphyllia | 11.608 - 5.333 Ma Miocene |
Dichocoenia stokesi species | Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Pachyphyllidae : Dichocoenia : Dichocoenia stokesi | 11.608 - 5.333 Ma Miocene |
Stylophora sp. genus | Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Pocilloporidae : Stylophora | 11.608 - 5.333 Ma Miocene |
Porites sp. genus | Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Poritidae : Porites | 11.608 - 5.333 Ma Miocene |
References
Vaughan T. W., Cooke W., et al (1921) A geological reconnaissance of the Dominican Republic, Geological Survey of the Dominican Republic Memoir 1, 1-268 |
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!