Zabia Cave (Layer 19)
Basic information
Sample name: Zabia Cave (Layer 19)
Reference: A. Nadachowski, K. Stefaniak, A. Szynkiewicz, A. Marciszak, P. Socha, P. Schick, and C. August. 2011. Biostratigraphic importance of the Early Pleistocene fauna from Zabia Cave (Poland) in Central Europe. Quaternary International 243:204-218 [ER 2372]
Geography
Country: Poland
State: Silesian Voivodeship
Coordinate: 50.573612° N, 19.519722° E
Coordinate basis: stated in text
Time interval: Early Pleistocene
Zone: MNQ18/19
Unit number: 19
Unit order: below to above
Max Ma: 1.7
Min Ma: 1.3
Age basis: zone
Geography comments: Zabia Cave is located on the NE slope of Sulmów Hill near the town of Podlesice
It is dated to middle Early Pleistocene (Early Biharian, Zone MNQ 18-19), roughly 1.7 Ma - 1.3 Ma based on Fig. 12
It is dated to middle Early Pleistocene (Early Biharian, Zone MNQ 18-19), roughly 1.7 Ma - 1.3 Ma based on Fig. 12
Environment
Substrate: ground surface
Lithology: siliciclastic (mixed)
Taphonomic context: cave
Habitat comments: "Series of cave loams"
Information on accumulation is not provided
Information on accumulation is not provided
Methods
Life forms: carnivores,rodents,lizards,snakes
Sample size: 1920 specimens
Sampling comments: Collecting methods not indicated
Numerous insectivores are listed with no counts
Counts excluded:
Natrix sp. - 234
Coronella sp. - 13
Numerous insectivores are listed with no counts
Counts excluded:
Natrix sp. - 234
Coronella sp. - 13
Metadata
Sample number: 4304
Contributor: Jack Nesbitt
Enterer: Jack Nesbitt
Created: 2023-06-23 14:08:59
Modified: 2023-06-23 05:32:30
Abundance distribution
23 species
6 singletons
total count 1920
geometric series index: 39.3
Fisher's α: 3.674
geometric series k: 0.7136
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.2360
Shannon's H: 0.6421
Good's u: 0.9969
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Register
| †Pseudopus pannonicus | 1 | |
| "Ophiosaurus pannonicus" | ||
| Anguis fragilis | 8 | |
| Natrix natrix | 120 | |
| Zamenis longissimus | 1673 | |
| "Elaphe longissima" | ||
| Coronella austriaca | 6 | |
| Lacerta sp. | 9 | |
| †Allocricetus bursae | 4 | |
| †Allocricetus ehiki | 2 | |
| †Cricetus runtonensis | 1 | |
| †Mimomys pusillus | 1 | |
| †Microtus (Allophaiomys) deucalion | 2 | |
| †Pliomys episcopalis | 8 | |
| †Ungaromys nanus | 21 | |
| †Apodemus dominans | 24 | |
| †Glirulus pusillus | 1 | |
| †Glis sackdillingensis | 1 | |
| Muscardinus avellanarius | 5 | |
| "Muscardunus avellanarius" | ||
| †Gulo schlosseri | 2 | |
| †Mustela palerminea | 7 | |
| †Mustela praenivalis | 4 | |
| †Martes vetus | 17 | |
| Mustela putorius stromeri | 2 | 681 g carnivore |
| "Mustela stromeri": see Gimranov et al. (2023) | ||
| †Mustela strandi | 1 | |