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TU 1381, Santiago de Los Caballeros, Santiago Province, Dominican Republic
| Lat/Long (Decimal) | 19.4,-70.7167 |
|---|---|
| Co-ordinates Derivation | based on nearby landmark |
| Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Santiago de Los Caballeros, Santiago Province, Dominican Republic |
Collections
| Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NMB Loc. 17268 - La Barranca [Gurabo Fm] | Budd A. F., Johnson K. G. (1999) | Gurabo | LITHOSTRATIGRAPHY: Gurabo Formation?. AGE: direct date from Cheetham et al. (1999). | "siliciclastic" | 5.333 - 3.6 Ma Neogene |
| NMB Loc. 17273 - La Barranca [Cercado Fm] | Saunders J. B., Jung P., et al (1986) | Cercado | STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From the Cercado Formation, which unconformably overlies the Baitoa Formation, and is unconformably overlain by the Cercado Formation. AGE: Late Miocene, based on Table 1 of Saunders et al. (1986); late Miocene according to Jung (1994, p. 260); stage age extrapolated from Cheetham et al. (1999). STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: From unknown position within section. | siltstone | 7.246 - 5.333 Ma Miocene |
| NMB Loc. 17278 - La Barranca [Cercado Fm] | Costa F. H. A., Neim R. H., et al (2001) | Cercado | STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From Cercado Formation, which unconformably overlies the Baitoa Formation, and is overlain by the Gurabo Formation. AGE: Late Miocene, based on Table 1 of Saunders et al. (1986); direct date from Cheetham et al. (1999). STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: From unknown position within section. | siltstone | 7.246 - 5.333 Ma Miocene |
| TU 1381, Río Yaque del Norte [Gurabo Fm] | Hendy A. J. W., Buick D. P., et al (2008) | Gurabo | STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From Gurabo Fm, which overlies the Cercado Fm, and is overlain by the Mao Fm (Pliocene). AGE: Late Miocene-Early Pliocene, based on Table 1 of Saunders et al. (1986); assigned to Messinian-Zanclean at present. THICKNESS: Unknown. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: Unknown position within section. | "siliciclastic" | 7.246 - 3.6 Ma Neogene |
| TU 1405 Arroyo Babosico [Gurabo Fm] | Budd A. F. (1991) | Gurabo | Gurabo Formation? | "siliciclastic" | 7.246 - 3.6 Ma Neogene |
| TU 1451 Arroyo Babosico | Cairns S. D., Wells J. W. (1987) | Gurabo | Gurabo Formation? | "siliciclastic" | 11.608 - 3.6 Ma Neogene |
Recorded Fossils
References
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!
