Río Gurabo Formation
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The Río Gurabo Formation is a geologic formation in the northwestern Dominican Republic. The reefal limestone preserves bivalve, gastropod and coral fossils dating back to the Messinian to Zanclean period.[1][2]
| Río Gurabo Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Messinian-Zanclean | |
| Type | Formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Limestone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 19.5°N 71.2°W |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 19.5°N 70.4°W |
| Country | Dominican Republic |
  Río Gurabo Formation (the Dominican Republic) | |