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 / 19.5; -71.2
Approximate paleocoordinates	19.5°N 70.8°W / 19.5; -70.8
Country	Dominican Republic
Mao Formation (the Dominican Republic)

Fossil content

• Antillia coatesi^[2]
• Diaphus aequalis^[3]
• Isophyllia jacksoni, I. maoensis^[2]
• Trachyphyllia mcneilli^[2]

See also

• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in the Dominican Republic