Tasad
Basic information
Sample name: Tasad

Reference: J. Hír, J. Kókay, and M. Venczel. 2001. Middle Miocene molluscs and microvertebrata from Tasad (Bihor County, Romania). Acta Palaeontologica Romaniae 3:161-172 [ER 3960]
Geography
Country: Romania


Coordinate: 46° 56' N, 22° 8' E
Coordinate basis: estimated from map

Time interval: Middle Miocene

Zone: MN7

Geography comments: near Tasad "in the Eastern side of the Valley Brusturilor not far from the well known protected Cave Tasad" (coordinate based on Tasad)
inferred to be "Early Sarmatian - MN 7"

Environment
Lithology: claystone

Habitat comments: form a "60-cm green clay" representing a "brackish nearshore milieu"

Methods
Life forms: rodents,lizards,snakes

Sampling methods: quarry,screenwash

Sample size: 67 specimens

Years: 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003

Sampling comments: "About 800-kg clay was collected" and washed
an extensive mollusc fauna is listed but not counted out
Schizogalerix cf. pasalarensis is also present, but no count is given

Metadata
Sample number: 4369

Contributor: John Alroy

Enterer: John Alroy

Created: 2023-09-08 20:03:25

Modified: 2023-09-08 10:08:01

Abundance distribution
15 species
3 singletons
total count 67
geometric series index: 27.1
Fisher's α: 6.005
geometric series k: 0.7969
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.8302
Shannon's H: 2.2412
Good's u: 0.9570
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts.
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