BV 25 - Gauche River Formation (Pliocene of Haiti)

Where: Haiti (18.4° N, 72.7° W: paleocoordinates 18.4° N, 72.2° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Riviere Gauche Formation, Pliocene (5.3 - 2.6 Ma)

• LITHOSTRATIGRAPHY: From Riviere Gauche Formation, which presumably overlies Miocene strata of the Thomonde Foramtion. AGE: Stated in text as being from the Pliocene. Confirmed in other sources to be Pliocene (Martini and Bramlette 1963).

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marineunlithified

• ENVIRONMENT: No environmental data reported in text.
• SPECIFIC LITHOLOGY: Lithologic data not stated in text. LITHIFICATION: Assumed to be unlifithied on the basis of age. No figured specimens observed.

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: quarrying,

• COLLECTOR: Collecton code (BV) probably refers to the author (J. Butterlin). REPOSITORY: Unknown repository.

Primary reference: J. Butterlin. 1960. Géologie générale et régionale de la République D'Haiti. Travaux et Mémoires de L'Institute des Hautes Estudes de L'Amérique Latine 6:1-190 [A. Miller/A. Hendy/S. Ávila]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 66815: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Austin Hendy on 17.10.2006

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Taxonomic list

• COVERAGE: Exhaustive for marcroinvertebrates, including coelenterata, brachiopoda, echinoidea, bivalvia and gastropoda. NOMENCLATURE: Not an authoritative publication. Uses antiquated nomenclature, but with species resolution designations.
Bivalvia
 Poromyida - Cuspidariidae
"Cuspidaria islahispaniolae" = Cardiomya (Cardiomya) islahispaniolae
"Cuspidaria islahispaniolae" = Cardiomya (Cardiomya) islahispaniolae Maury 1917 clam
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
Gastropoda
 Thecosomata - Cavoliniidae
Cavolinia sp., "Diacria bisulcata" = Diacria trispinosa
Cavolinia sp. Avilgaard 1791 snail
"Diacria bisulcata" = Diacria trispinosa de Blainville 1821 snail