Kakahu (J38/f58)
Basic information
Sample name: Kakahu (J38/f58)
Reference: M. Pole. 1997. Paleocene plant macrofossils from Kakahu, South Canterbury, New Zealand. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand 27(3):371-400 [ER 4420]
Geography
Country: New Zealand
Coordinate: -44.16° S, 171.07° E
Latlng basis: estimated from map
Scale: quarry
Formation: Taratu
Time interval: Middle Palaeocene
Geography comments: believed to be Palaeocene based on palynostratigraphy (entered as Middle Palaeocene because this includes the midpoint)
coordinate estimated from Fig. 1
coordinate estimated from Fig. 1
Environment
Lithology: claystone
Habitat comments: from "clays"
Methods
Life forms: leaves
Sampling methods: surface
Sample size: 26 specimens
Sampled by: G. Mason, M. Pole, J. D. Campbell
Years: 1987 - 1989, 1990
Museum: University of Otago
Net or trap nights: 0
Basal area status: not applicable
Sampling comments: "all material comes from fallen blocks at the base of the cutting"
Metadata
Sample no: 4706
Contributor no: John Alroy
Enterer: John Alroy
Created: 2025-11-23 03:17:48
Modified: 2025-11-23 03:17:48
Abundance distribution
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts. Values are logged.
Statistics
15 species
8 singletons
total count 26
geometric series index: 56.2
Fisher's α: 14.779
geometric series k: 0.9057
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.9077
Shannon's H: 2.5649
Good's u: 0.707
Register
| Lygodium sp. | 1 | |
| Prumnopitys opihiensis | 1 | |
| Pinophyta indet. A | 1 | |
| "conifer" | ||
| Lauraceae indet. TARA-30 | 2 | |
| Lauraceae indet. TARA-31 | 4 | |
| Proteaceae indet. TARA-33 | 2 | |
| Lomatia novaezelandiae | 1 | |
| Proteacae indet. TARA-36 | 1 | |
| Proteaceae indet. TARA-37 | 2 | |
| Angiospermae indet. TARA-39 | 1 | |
| Angiospermae indet. TARA-41 | 4 | |
| Angiospermae indet. TARA-43 | 2 | |
| Angiospermae indet. TARA-44 | 1 | |
| Angiospermae indet. TARA-46 | 1 | |
| Angiospermae indet. TARA-47 | 2 | |