Moissac-IV
Basic information
Sample name: Moissac-IV

Reference: P.-O. Antoine, G. Métais, M. J. Orliac, S. Peigné, S. Rafay, F. Solé, and M. Vianey-Liaud. 2011. A new late Early Oligocene vertebrate fauna from Moissac, South-West France. Comptes Rendus Palevol 10:239-250 [ER 3925]
Geography
Country: France

State: Occitania

County: Tarn-et-Garonne

Coordinate: 44.12582° N, 1.134524° E
Latlng basis: estimated from map

Formation: Middle Garonne Basin

Time interval: Early Oligocene

Zone: MP24

Age basis: zone

Geography comments: Moissac-IV is situated northeast of the town of Moissac, Tarn-et-Garonne two the west of the well-known Phosphorites of Quercy area

Exact coordinates are not provided therefore given coordinates are estimated

Faunal composition indicates a correlation with MP24

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Environment
Lithology: sandstone

Taphonomic context: fluvial deposit

Habitat comments: "Consists of a lens of unconsolidated and massive grey fluvial sands"

Most specimens are "complete and well-preserved" with some exhibiting erosion or crushing

Methods
Life forms: carnivores, rodents, ungulates, other large mammals

Sampling methods: quarry

Sample size: 62 specimens

Years: 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010

Net or trap nights: 0

Basal area status: not applicable

Sampling comments: 166 identifiable specimens were recovered consisting of 12 terrestrial mammal species

"Several isolated teeth" are described for the following taxa:
Protaceratherium albigense
Eggysodon gaudryi

Metadata
Sample no: 4326

Contributor no: Jack Nesbitt

Enterer: Jack Nesbitt

Created: 2023-07-07 13:59:31

Modified: 2023-07-07 04:17:16

Abundance distribution
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts. Values are logged.
Statistics
12 species
6 singletons
total count 62
geometric series index: 33.3
Fisher's α: 4.433
geometric series k: 0.722
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.6288
Shannon's H: 1.5554
Good's u: 0.9043
Register
Protechimys cf. lebratierensis 1
Caenomeryx sp. 3
†Lophiomeryx chalaniati 6
Gelocus sp. 1
†Metriotherium aff. mirabile 2
Entelodon sp. 1
Anthracotherium sp. 1
†Protaceratherium albigense (rhinoceros)7
†Eggysodon gaudryi 36
†Nimravus intermedius (nimravid)2
†Hyaenodon dubius 1
†Hyaenodon leptorhyncus 1
questionably assigned