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Rio Camaron, Dominican Republic
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 18.8333,-69.6833 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | stated in text |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Dominican Republic |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Rio Camaron | Schweitzer C. E., Iturralde-Vinent M., et al (2006) | Yanigua | The rock section belongs to the top lower to basal middle Miocene Yanigua Formation, near the contact with the overlying Haitises Limestone. | claystone | 15.97 - 13.82 Ma Miocene |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Neocallichirus quisquellanus species | Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Callianassidae : Neocallichirus : Neocallichirus quisquellanus | 15.97 - 13.82 Ma Miocene |
Portunus sp. genus | Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Portunidae : Portunus | 15.97 - 13.82 Ma Miocene |
References
Schweitzer C. E., Iturralde-Vinent M., et al (2006) Oligocene and Miocene decapods (Thalassinidea and Brachyura) from the Caribbean, Annals of Carnegie Museum 75 2, 111-136 |
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!