Untereichen-Altenstadt 565 m
Basic information
Sample name: Untereichen-Altenstadt 565 m
Sample aka: UA 565 m
Reference: J. Prieto, M. Bohme, H. Maurer, K. Heissig, and H. A. Aziz. 2009. Biostratigraphy and sedimentology of the Fluviatile Untere Serie (Early and Middle Miocene) in the central part of the North Alpine Foreland Basin: implications for palaeoenvironment and climate. International Journal of Earth Sciences (Geol Rundsch) 98:1767-1791 [ER 3931]
Geography
Country: Germany
State: Bavaria
Coordinate: 48.173149° N, 10.114168° E
Coordinate basis: estimated from map
Formation: Fluviatile Untere Serie
Time interval: Early Miocene
Zone: MN5
Section: UA 565 m
Geography comments: The UA locality is situated on the eastern bank of the river Iller 6 km south of the town of Illertissen
UA 565 m has been dated to the late part of MN5 based on affinity with the basis of unit OSM E biostratigraphic unit
UA 565 m has been dated to the late part of MN5 based on affinity with the basis of unit OSM E biostratigraphic unit
Environment
Lithology: sandstone
Taphonomic context: fluvial deposit
Habitat comments: Based on "lithofacies and architectural element analysis the overlaying deposits of the sandy unit can be assigned to a sandy braided river"
Climate during deposition of the UA 565 m unit seems to be more humid than UA 540 m
Climate during deposition of the UA 565 m unit seems to be more humid than UA 540 m
Methods
Life forms: bats,rodents,other small mammals,lizards,snakes,turtles,other reptiles,frogs,salamanders,fishes
Sampling methods: quarry,screenwash
Sample size: 1811 specimens
Sampling comments: Specific methods are not provided
Without counts:
Testudo sp.
Ergilemys sp.
Mauremys sp.
Trionyx sp.
Above taxa listed as "plate fragments"
Counts excluded:
Soricidae indet. /"Soricidae gen. et sp. indet." - 8
Without counts:
Testudo sp.
Ergilemys sp.
Mauremys sp.
Trionyx sp.
Above taxa listed as "plate fragments"
Counts excluded:
Soricidae indet. /"Soricidae gen. et sp. indet." - 8
Metadata
Sample number: 4334
Contributor: Jack Nesbitt
Enterer: Jack Nesbitt
Created: 2023-07-19 14:04:23
Modified: 2023-07-19 04:31:30
Abundance distribution
38 species
5 singletons
total count 1811
extrapolated richness: 52.3
Fisher's α: 6.800
geometric series k: 0.8536
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.8847
Shannon's H: 2.5475
Good's u: 0.9972
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts.
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