INVERTEBRATE FAUNAL LIST

GURABO FORMATION

Rio Gurabo Section: from 387-430 m
Foraminiferal Zone: ?Globorotalia humerosa up to approx. 390 m then Globorotalia margaritae zone.
Nannofossil Zone: NN11 up to approx. 390 m then NN12.
General Description: Massive calcareous silts, rich in microfossils, with scattered molluscs and infrequent corals. Thin continuous beds and lenses of shell or coral debris, sometimes with a sandy matrix. Infrequent burrowing.

Zooxanthellate Corals

Strombinid gastropods

Ostracodes