Río Gurabo Formation

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 / 19.5; -71.2
Approximate paleocoordinates	19.5°N 70.4°W / 19.5; -70.4
Country	Dominican Republic
Río Gurabo Formation (the Dominican Republic)

See also

• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in the Dominican Republic