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La Toca, Dominican Republic

FormationLa Toca
Age:20.4 - 13.8 Ma
Miocene
IntervalBurdigalian - Langhian
Lithologyamber
Number of Collections11
Number of Occurrences62

Recorded Sample Locations

LocationRegionStratigraphic Name
Dominican amberCordillera Septentrional, Santiago Province, Dominican RepublicLa Toca
Dominican amberCordillera Septentrional, Santiago Province, Dominican RepublicLa Toca
Dominican amberLa Vega Province, Dominican RepublicLa Toca
Dominican amberDominican RepublicLa Toca

Recorded Fossils

Accepted NameHierarchyAge
Coprinites dominicana
species
7Fungi : Agaricomycetes : Agaricales : Agaricaceae : Coprinites : Coprinites dominicana20.44 - 13.82 Ma
Miocene
Dipoena dominicana
species
7Animalia : Arthropoda : Arachnida : Araneae : Theridiidae : Dipoena : Dipoena dominicana20.44 - 13.82 Ma
Miocene
Tityus geratus
species
7Animalia : Arthropoda : Arachnida : Scorpiones : Buthidae : Tityus : Tityus geratus20.44 - 13.82 Ma
Miocene
Sphyrotheca sp.
genus
6Animalia : Arthropoda : Collembola : Symphypleona : Sminthuridae : Sphyrotheca20.44 - 13.82 Ma
Miocene
Dominibrentus leptus
species
7Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Brentidae : Dominibrentus : Dominibrentus leptus20.44 - 13.82 Ma
Miocene
Wanderbiltiana wawasita
species
7Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Chrysomelidae : Wanderbiltiana : Wanderbiltiana wawasita20.44 - 13.82 Ma
Miocene
Bicalcasura maculata
species
7Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Dryophthoridae : Bicalcasura : Bicalcasura maculata20.44 - 13.82 Ma
Miocene
Caulophilus ashei
species
7Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Curculionidae : Caulophilus : Caulophilus ashei20.44 - 13.82 Ma
Miocene
Electroborus brighti
species
7Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Curculionidae : Electroborus : Electroborus brighti20.44 - 13.82 Ma
Miocene
Okamninus annae
species
7Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Ptinidae : Okamninus : Okamninus annae20.44 - 13.82 Ma
Miocene
Brachypogon (Isohelea) dominicanus
species
7Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Ceratopogonidae : Brachypogon : Brachypogon (Isohelea) dominicanus20.44 - 13.82 Ma
Miocene
Forcipomyia sp.
genus
6Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Ceratopogonidae : Forcipomyia20.44 - 13.82 Ma
Miocene
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) sp.
subgenus
6.3Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Ceratopogonidae : Forcipomyia : Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia)20.44 - 13.82 Ma
Miocene
Forcipomyia (Lepidohelea) sp.
subgenus
6.3Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Ceratopogonidae : Forcipomyia : Forcipomyia (Lepidohelea)20.44 - 13.82 Ma
Miocene
Forcipomyia (Lepidohelea) antilleana
species
7Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Ceratopogonidae : Forcipomyia : Forcipomyia (Lepidohelea) antilleana20.44 - 13.82 Ma
Miocene
Forcipomyia (Lepidohelea) chrysosuccinea
species
7Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Ceratopogonidae : Forcipomyia : Forcipomyia (Lepidohelea) chrysosuccinea20.44 - 13.82 Ma
Miocene
Forcipomyia (Lepidohelea) domibicolor
species
7Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Ceratopogonidae : Forcipomyia : Forcipomyia (Lepidohelea) domibicolor20.44 - 13.82 Ma
Miocene
Culex malariager
species
7Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Culicidae : Culex : Culex malariager20.44 - 13.82 Ma
Miocene
Miomyia io
species
7Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Drosophilidae : Miomyia : Miomyia io20.44 - 13.82 Ma
Miocene
Procolobostema roseni
species
7Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Scatopsidae : Procolobostema : Procolobostema roseni20.44 - 13.82 Ma
Miocene
Archicratyna arcana
species
7Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Sciaridae : Archicratyna : Archicratyna arcana20.44 - 13.82 Ma
Miocene
Dominimyza tanyacaena
species
7Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Sciomyzidae : Dominimyza : Dominimyza tanyacaena20.44 - 13.82 Ma
Miocene
Enischnomyia stegosoma
species
7Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Streblidae : Enischnomyia : Enischnomyia stegosoma20.44 - 13.82 Ma
Miocene
Protortalotrypeta grimaldii
species
7Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Tephritidae : Protortalotrypeta : Protortalotrypeta grimaldii20.44 - 13.82 Ma
Miocene
Borinquena parva
species
7Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Ephemeroptera : Leptophlebiidae : Borinquena : Borinquena parva20.44 - 13.82 Ma
Miocene
Minyscapheus dominicanus
species
7Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Hemiptera : Cicadidae : Minyscapheus : Minyscapheus dominicanus20.44 - 13.82 Ma
Miocene
Prisciba dominicana
species
7Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Hemiptera : Clastopteridae : Prisciba : Prisciba dominicana20.44 - 13.82 Ma
Miocene
Prisciba serrata
species
7Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Hemiptera : Clastopteridae : Prisciba : Prisciba serrata20.44 - 13.82 Ma
Miocene
Amnestus electricus
species
7Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Hemiptera : Cydnidae : Amnestus : Amnestus electricus20.44 - 13.82 Ma
Miocene
Enicocephalus omen
species
7Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Hemiptera : Enicocephalidae : Enicocephalus : Enicocephalus omen20.44 - 13.82 Ma
Miocene
Enicocephalus prius
species
7Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Hemiptera : Enicocephalidae : Enicocephalus : Enicocephalus prius20.44 - 13.82 Ma
Miocene
Enicocephalus seniculus
species
7Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Hemiptera : Enicocephalidae : Enicocephalus : Enicocephalus seniculus20.44 - 13.82 Ma
Miocene
Enicocephalus subvitreus
species
7Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Hemiptera : Enicocephalidae : Enicocephalus : Enicocephalus subvitreus20.44 - 13.82 Ma
Miocene
Electrobates spinipes
species
7Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Hemiptera : Gerridae : Electrobates : Electrobates spinipes20.44 - 13.82 Ma
Miocene
Electromyrmococcus abductus
species
7Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Hemiptera : Pseudococcidae : Electromyrmococcus : Electromyrmococcus abductus20.44 - 13.82 Ma
Miocene
Apicrenus fossilis
species
7Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Hemiptera : Reduviidae : Apicrenus : Apicrenus fossilis20.44 - 13.82 Ma
Miocene
Empiploiariola inermis
species
7Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Hemiptera : Reduviidae : Empiploiariola : Empiploiariola inermis20.44 - 13.82 Ma
Miocene
Panstrongylus hispaniolae
species
7Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Hemiptera : Reduviidae : Panstrongylus : Panstrongylus hispaniolae20.44 - 13.82 Ma
Miocene
Praecoris dominicana
species
7Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Hemiptera : Reduviidae : Praecoris : Praecoris dominicana20.44 - 13.82 Ma
Miocene
Hypselosoma dominicana
species
7Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Hemiptera : Schizopteridae : Hypselosoma : Hypselosoma dominicana20.44 - 13.82 Ma
Miocene
Schizoptera dominicana
species
7Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Hemiptera : Schizopteridae : Schizoptera : Schizoptera dominicana20.44 - 13.82 Ma
Miocene
Schizoptera hispaniolae
species
7Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Hemiptera : Schizopteridae : Schizoptera : Schizoptera hispaniolae20.44 - 13.82 Ma
Miocene
Leptopharsa evsyunini
species
7Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Hemiptera : Tingidae : Leptopharsa : Leptopharsa evsyunini20.44 - 13.82 Ma
Miocene
Acropyga sp.
genus
6Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Hymenoptera : Formicidae : Acropyga20.44 - 13.82 Ma
Miocene
Cephalotes integerrimus
species
7Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Hymenoptera : Formicidae : Cephalotes : Cephalotes integerrimus20.44 - 13.82 Ma
Miocene
Proceratium gibberum
species
7Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Hymenoptera : Formicidae : Proceratium : Proceratium gibberum20.44 - 13.82 Ma
Miocene
Pseudomyrmex antiquus
species
7Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Hymenoptera : Formicidae : Pseudomyrmex : Pseudomyrmex antiquus20.44 - 13.82 Ma
Miocene
Technomyrmex hispaniolae
species
7Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Hymenoptera : Formicidae : Technomyrmex : Technomyrmex hispaniolae20.44 - 13.82 Ma
Miocene
Antiquatortia histuroides
species
7Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Lepidoptera : Tortricidae : Antiquatortia : Antiquatortia histuroides20.44 - 13.82 Ma
Miocene
Polyvena horatis
species
7Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Lepidoptera : Tortricidae : Polyvena : Polyvena horatis20.44 - 13.82 Ma
Miocene
Feroseta prisca
species
7Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Neuroptera : Mantispidae : Feroseta : Feroseta prisca20.44 - 13.82 Ma
Miocene
Diceratobasis worki
species
7Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Odonata : Coenagrionidae : Diceratobasis : Diceratobasis worki20.44 - 13.82 Ma
Miocene
Anaxipha dominica
species
7Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Orthoptera : Trigonidiidae : Anaxipha : Anaxipha dominica20.44 - 13.82 Ma
Miocene
Proanaxipha latoca
species
7Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Orthoptera : Gryllidae : Proanaxipha : Proanaxipha latoca20.44 - 13.82 Ma
Miocene
Clonistria dominicana
species
7Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Phasmida : Diapheromeridae : Clonistria : Clonistria dominicana20.44 - 13.82 Ma
Miocene
Myopsocus arthuri
species
7Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Psocodea : Myopsocidae : Myopsocus : Myopsocus arthuri20.44 - 13.82 Ma
Miocene
Troctopsocoides gracilis
species
7Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Psocodea : Troctopsocidae : Troctopsocoides : Troctopsocoides gracilis20.44 - 13.82 Ma
Miocene
Palaeodiplogaster brentiphila
species
7Animalia : Nematoda : Enoplea : Rhabditida : Palaeodiplogaster : Palaeodiplogaster brentiphila20.44 - 13.82 Ma
Miocene
Bdelloidea
order
4Animalia : Rotifera : Eurotatoria : Bdelloidea20.44 - 13.82 Ma
Miocene
Habrotrocha sp.
genus
6Animalia : Rotifera : Bdelloidea : Philodinida : Habrotrochidae : Habrotrocha20.44 - 13.82 Ma
Miocene

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