Untereichen-Altenstadt 565 m
Basic information
Sample name: Untereichen-Altenstadt 565 m
Sample aka: UA 565 m
Reference: J. Prieto, M. Bohme, H. Maurer, K. Heissig, and H. A. Aziz. 2009. Biostratigraphy and sedimentology of the Fluviatile Untere Serie (Early and Middle Miocene) in the central part of the North Alpine Foreland Basin: implications for palaeoenvironment and climate. International Journal of Earth Sciences (Geol Rundsch) 98:1767-1791 [ER 3931]
Geography
Country: Germany
State: Bavaria
County: Neu-Ulm
Coordinate: 48.173149° N, 10.114168° E
Coordinate basis: estimated from map
Formation: Fluviatile Untere Serie
Time interval: Early Miocene
Zone: MN5
Section: Untereichen-Altenstadt
Unit number: 2
Unit order: below to above
Geography comments: The UA locality is situated on the eastern bank of the river Iller 6 km south of the town of Illertissen
UA 565 m has been dated to the late part of MN5 based on affinity with the basis of unit OSM E biostratigraphic unit
UA 565 m has been dated to the late part of MN5 based on affinity with the basis of unit OSM E biostratigraphic unit
Environment
Lithology: sandstone
Taphonomic context: fluvial deposit
Habitat comments: Based on "lithofacies and architectural element analysis the overlaying deposits of the sandy unit can be assigned to a sandy braided river"
Climate during deposition of the UA 565 m unit seems to be more humid than UA 540 m
Climate during deposition of the UA 565 m unit seems to be more humid than UA 540 m
Methods
Life forms: bats,rodents,other small mammals,lizards,snakes,turtles,other reptiles,frogs,salamanders,fishes
Sampling methods: quarry,screenwash
Sample size: 1811 specimens
Sampling comments: Specific methods are not provided
Without counts:
Testudo sp.
Ergilemys sp.
Mauremys sp.
Trionyx sp.
Above taxa listed as "plate fragments"
Counts excluded:
Soricidae indet. /"Soricidae gen. et sp. indet." - 8
Without counts:
Testudo sp.
Ergilemys sp.
Mauremys sp.
Trionyx sp.
Above taxa listed as "plate fragments"
Counts excluded:
Soricidae indet. /"Soricidae gen. et sp. indet." - 8
Metadata
Sample number: 4334
Contributor: Jack Nesbitt
Enterer: Jack Nesbitt
Modifier no: John Alroy
Created: 2023-07-19 14:04:23
Modified: 2024-12-10 05:17:37
Abundance distribution
38 species
5 singletons
total count 1811
geometric series index: 52.3
Fisher's α: 6.800
geometric series k: 0.8536
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.8847
Shannon's H: 2.5475
Good's u: 0.9972
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts.
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Register
| Palaeocarassius sp. | 311 | |
| Palaeoleuciscus sp. A | 296 | |
| Barbus sp. | 59 | |
| "Barbus (s.l.) sp." | ||
| Gobiidae indet. | 1 | |
| Channa sp. | 350 | |
| Mioproteus sp. | 21 | |
| Chelotriton sp. | 2 | |
| Latonia gigantea | 3 | |
| Rana (ridibunda) sp. 1 | 1 | |
| Lacerta sp. 1 | 4 | |
| Scincidae indet. | 2 | |
| Chamaeleo sp. | 3 | |
| Pseudopus sp. | 1 | |
| Ophisaurus sp. | 2 | |
| Viperidae indet. | 2 | |
| questionably assigned | ||
| Natricinae indet. | 1 | |
| Colubrinae indet. large | 2 | |
| Colubrinae indet. small | 2 | |
| Diplocynodon sp. | 17 | |
| †Megacricetodon aff. minor | 60 | |
| †Megacricetodon aff. lappi | 166 | |
| †Democricetodon gracilis | 8 | |
| †Democricetodon mutilus | 43 | |
| †Eumyarion medius | 67 | |
| †Spermophilinus besana | 10 | |
| "Spermophilinus besanus" | ||
| †Heteroxerus aff. rubricati | 14 | |
| Blackia miocaenica | 4 | |
| Miodyromys aff. aegercii | 138 | |
| †Paraglirulus aff. werenfelsi | 83 | |
| †Microdyromys cf. complicatus | 24 | |
| †Keramidomys thaleri | 35 | |
| †Prolagus oeningensis | 8 | |
| †Lagopsis verus | 1 | |
| †Galerix cf. exilis | 24 | |
| Lanthanotherium aff. sansaniense | 21 | |
| Proscapanus sansaniensis | 11 | |
| †Dinosorex cf. zapfei | 10 | |
| Chiroptera indet. | 4 | |
| "Chiroptera gen. et sp. indet." | ||