Gratkorn
Basic information
Sample name: Gratkorn
Reference: M. Aiglstorfer, H. Bocherens, and M. Bohme. 2014. Large mammal ecology in the late Middle Miocene Gratkorn locality (Austria). Palaeobiodiversity and Palaeoenvironments 94:189-213 [ER 3897]
Geography
Country: Austria
State: Styria
Coordinate: 47.137222° N, 15.348889° E
Coordinate basis: estimated from map
Time interval: Middle Miocene
Max Ma: 12.2
Min Ma: 12
Age basis: other
Geography comments: The Gratkorn locality is situated in St. Stephan clay pit 700 m outside Gratkorn and 10 km NNW of Graz, Austria
The palaeosol has been dated to 12.2 - 12 Ma in the late Sarmatian of the Middle Miocene using "integrated stratigraphy"
The palaeosol has been dated to 12.2 - 12 Ma in the late Sarmatian of the Middle Miocene using "integrated stratigraphy"
Environment
Lithology: siliciclastic (mixed)
Taphonomic context: paleosol
Habitat comments: The Gratkorn remains originate from a single fine-grained clastic soil layer (55 cm) which has been interpreted as a "floodplain palaeosol"
The uniformity of the palaeosol and quality of preservation indicates a rapid accumulation at the site, within "a few decades"
The uniformity of the palaeosol and quality of preservation indicates a rapid accumulation at the site, within "a few decades"
Methods
Life forms: ungulates,other small mammals
Sampling methods: quarry
Sample size: 56 specimens
Sampling comments: Analyses were performed on tooth enamel to establish diet and mobility trends in the area
All specimens listed are tooth specimens
JA: the small mammals were described by Prieto et al. (2014), but no counts or lists of specimens were provided
All specimens listed are tooth specimens
JA: the small mammals were described by Prieto et al. (2014), but no counts or lists of specimens were provided
Metadata
Sample number: 4283
Contributor: Jack Nesbitt
Enterer: Jack Nesbitt
Created: 2023-05-25 14:40:39
Modified: 2023-09-13 09:02:24
Abundance distribution
10 species
2 singletons
total count 56
geometric series index: 16.4
Fisher's α: 3.544
geometric series k: 0.7299
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.8208
Shannon's H: 1.9564
Good's u: 0.9649
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