Nelly Creek
Basic information
Sample name: Nelly Creek

Reference: D. C. Christophel, L. J. Scriven, and D. R. Greenwood. 1992. An Eocene megafossil flora from Nelly Creek, South Australia. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 116(2):65-76 [ER 4414]
Geography
Country: Australia

State: South Australia

Coordinate: 29° 0' S, 137° 0' E
Latlng basis: stated in text

Scale: quarry

Time interval: Middle Eocene

Section: 4414

Geography comments: "approximately 1 km south of the southern shore of Lake Eyre South"
the associated "palynoflora correlates with the Lower Nothofagidites asperus Zone of Stover and Partridge (1973) and with the Proteacidites pachypolus Zone of Harris (1971)" and is Middle Eocene

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Environment
Lithology: claystone

Habitat comments: from a "fossilferous clay" that is apparently carbonaceous

Methods
Life forms: leaves

Sample size: 245 specimens

Sampled by: R. Callen

Years: 1986

Net or trap nights: 0

Basal area status: not applicable

Sampling comments: material was "freshly excavated" and macerated
the museum repository is not indicated

Metadata
Sample no: 4697

Contributor no: John Alroy

Enterer: John Alroy

Created: 2025-11-22 06:41:09

Modified: 2025-11-22 06:41:09

Abundance distribution
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts. Values are logged.
Statistics
14 species
6 singletons
total count 245
geometric series index: 31.0
Fisher's α: 3.223
geometric series k: 0.673
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.486
Shannon's H: 1.1662
Good's u: 0.9755
Register
Angiospermae indet. 1172
Proteacae indet. 116
Myrtaciphyllum eremeaensis 15
type
Agathis sp. 3
Lauraceae indet.1
Brachychiton sp. 1
Proteaceae indet. 22
Monocots indet.3
Proteaceae indet. 33
Angiospermae indet. 21
Angiospermae indet. 31
Proteaceae indet. 41
Angiospermae indet. 41
Podocarpaceae indet.25