Bulbula (B1s4)
Basic information
Sample name: Bulbula (B1s4)

Reference: J. Lesur, J. T. Faith, F. Bon, A. Dessie, C. Ménard, and L. Bruxelles. 2016. Paleoenvironmental and biogeographic implications of terminal Pleistocene large mammals from the Ziway-Shala Basin, Main Ethiopian Rift, Ethiopia. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 449:567-579 [ER 3068]
Geography
Country: Ethiopia


Coordinate: 7° 43' N, 38° 39' E
Coordinate basis: based on nearby landmark

Time interval: Late Pleistocene

Max Ma: 0.014045

Min Ma: 0.013755

Age basis: other

Geography comments: coordinate based on Bulbula
there is a calibrated AMS date on charcoal of 14,045-13,755 ybp

Environment
Substrate: ground surface

Taphonomic context: human accumulation,paleosol

Habitat comments: apparently a paleosol

Methods
Life forms: rodents,ungulates

Sampling methods: quarry,screenwash

Sample size: 3 specimens

Years: 2008 - 2010

Sampling comments: "These deposits yielded numerous faunal and lithic remains as well as several ostrich eggshell (OES) fragments... Sediment was screened at the site and selected samples were wet-sieved in the laboratory (both with a 2 mm mesh)"
various unidentified bovids, small mammals, birds, bivalves are also present

Metadata
Sample number: 3341

Contributor: John Alroy

Enterer: John Alroy

Created: 2019-08-24 19:45:17

Modified: 2019-08-25 10:44:34

Abundance distribution
2 species
1 singleton
total count 3
extrapolated richness: 8.0
Fisher's α: NULL
geometric series k: 0.5000
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.1667
Shannon's H: 0.6365
Good's u: 0.8333
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts.
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