Morava Ranch Quarry (1940)
Basic information
Sample name: Morava Ranch Quarry (1940)

Reference: M. C. Coombs and W. P. Coombs Jr. 1997. Analysis of the geology, fauna, and taphonomy of Morava Ranch Quarry, early Miocene of northwest Nebraska. Palaios 12(2):165-187 [ER 2333]
Geography
Country: United States

State: Nebraska


Coordinate: 42° 26' N, 103° 26' W
Coordinate basis: stated in text

Time interval: Early Miocene

Ma: 22

Geography comments: "NE 1/4 Sect. 6, T28N, R52W... Harrison Formation or Upper Harrison beds"

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Environment
Substrate: ground surface

Lithology: sandstone

Habitat comments: "channel deposits"

Methods
Life forms: carnivores,ungulates

Sampling methods: quarry

Sample size: 200 specimens

Years: 1940

Metadata
Sample number: 2492

Contributor: John Alroy

Enterer: John Alroy

Created: 2017-02-12 12:30:58

Modified: 2017-02-12 01:42:00

Abundance distribution
9 species
1 singleton
total count 200
geometric series index: 11.5
Fisher's α: 1.937
geometric series k: 0.5583
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.6702
Shannon's H: 1.5025
Good's u: 0.9950
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Register
†Moropus elatus106
†Kalobatippus cf. agatensis30
†Parahippus atavus10
†Diceratherium cf. niobrarense16
†Menoceras arikarense24
†Dinohyus hollandi5
†Blastomeryx cf. olcotti4
subgenus Problastomeryx
Cynelos sp.1
Ysengrinia sp.4
questionably this genus