Mao Formation
The Mao Formation is a geologic formation in the northwestern Dominican Republic. The reefal limestone and siltstone formation preserves bivalve, gastropod, echinoid and coral fossils dating back to the Pliocene period.[1]
| Mao Formation Stratigraphic range: Pliocene | |
|---|---|
| Type | Formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Limestone |
| Other | Siltstone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 19.5°N 71.2°W |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 19.5°N 70.8°W |
| Country |  |
  Mao Formation (the Dominican Republic) | |
Fossil content
- Antillia coatesi[2]
- Diaphus aequalis[3]
- Isophyllia jacksoni, I. maoensis[2]
- Trachyphyllia mcneilli[2]
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See also
- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in the Dominican Republic
References
- Mao Formation at Fossilworks.org
- Budd et al., 2019
- Schwarzhans & Aguilera, 2013
Bibliography
- Ann F. Budd; James D. Woodell; Danwei Huang; James S. Klaus (2019). "Evolution of the Caribbean subfamily Mussinae (Anthozoa: Scleractinia: Faviidae): transitions between solitary and colonial forms". Journal of Systematic Palaeontology. in press (18): 1581–1616. doi:10.1080/14772019.2018.1541932.
- Werner Schwarzhans; Orangel Aguilera (2013). "Otoliths of the Myctophidae from the Neogene of tropical America". Palaeo Ichthyologica. 13: 83–150.
Further reading
- A. F. Budd and K. G. Johnson. 1999. Neogene Paleontology in the northern Dominican Republic 19: The family Faviidae (Anthozoa, Scleractinia) part II: The genera Caulastraea, Favia, Diploria, Thysanus, Hadrophyllia, Manicina and Colpophyllia. Bulletins of American Paleontology 356:1-83
- A. W. Janssen. 1999. Neogene Paleontology in the Northern Dominican Republic 20. Holoplanktonic Mollusks (Gastropoda: Heteropoda and Thecosomata). Bulletins of American Paleontology (358)1-40
- A. Logan. 1987. Neogene paleontology in the northern Dominican Republic 6. The phylum Brachiopoda. Bulletins of American Paleontology 93(328):44-55
- 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
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