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Dürrenberg
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Basic information
Sample name: Dürrenberg

Reference: D. Kålin. 2013. A new Oligocene (MP 24) mammal fauna (Dürrenberg, Canton Jura, NW Switzerland) from the eastern slope of the \"Rauracian depression\". Swiss Journal of Geosciences 106:207-218 [ER 2392]
Geography
Country: Switzerland


Coordinate: 47° 20' N, 7° 33' E
Coordinate basis: based on nearby landmark

Time interval: Early Oligocene

Zone: MP24

Geography comments: "about 15 km to the east of Delémont" (shown on map as very close to La Scheulte, basis of coordinate)
MP24

Environment
Substrate: ground surface

Lithology: marl

Habitat comments: "Marlstone with local Jurassic limestone pebbles... Besides, bone fragments, teeth of mammals and reptilians, as well as debris of terrestrial gastropods have been found"

Methods
Life forms: rodents

Sampling methods: quarry,screenwash

Sample size: 19 specimens

Years: 2005

Sampling comments: "approximately 600 kg of sediment was... excavated, screen washed and picked for micromammal teeth"
Didelphidae indet. and Lipotyphla indet. are also listed

Metadata
Sample number: 2586

Contributor: John Alroy

Enterer: John Alroy

Created: 2017-02-17 21:20:17

Modified: 2023-09-08 12:16:48

Abundance distribution
8 species
2 singletons
total count 19
extrapolated richness: 18.3
Fisher's α: 5.205
geometric series k: 0.7742
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.8158
Shannon's H: 1.9133
Good's u: 0.9139
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts.
Register
Current reference: Shotwell 1968 (ER 3992)