INVERTEBRATE FAUNAL LIST

GURABO FORMATION

Rio Gurabo Section: from 430-660 m
Foraminiferal Zone: Globorotalia margaritae zone.
Nannofossil Zone: NN13 up to approx. 590 m then NN14.
General Description: Calcareous fossiliferous silts to massive calcareous clayey silts, very rich in microfossils. Infrequent macrofossils up to approx. 590 m. In the upper portion: mainly calcareous fossiliferous silts interbedded with coral debris, thin conglomerates, and sands.

Zooxanthellate Corals

Strombinid gastropods

Ostracodes