Kargi 2
Basic information
Sample name: Kargi 2

Reference: D. Vasilyan, Z. Rocek, A. Ayvazyan, and L. Claessens. 2019. Fish, amphibian and reptilian faunas from latest Oligocene to middle Miocene localities from Central Turkey. Palaeobiodiversity and Palaeoenvironments 99(6):723-757 [ER 4050]
Geography
Country: Turkey

State: Corum



Coordinate: 41.14° N, 34.49° E
Coordinate basis: estimated from map

Time interval: Late Oligocene

Zone: MP30

Environment
Lithology: claystone

Taphonomic context: lake deposit

Habitat comments: "from black clays rich in organic material"
"The depositional palaeoenvironment of the sites Kargı 1, Kargı 2, Harami 1, Harami 3 and Hancılı can be interpreted as swamp or marsh"

Methods
Life forms: other reptiles,frogs,lizards,fishes

Sampling methods: screenwash

Sample size: 179 specimens

Museum: University Utrecht

Sampling comments: "The studied fossil material has been collected from the fossiliferous horizons by screen washing of the sediment samples and picking the sediment residue. The described material is temporarily stored in the palaeontological collection of the University Utrecht (UU) and will be returned to the General directorate of mineral research and exploration (MTA) in Ankara"

Metadata
Sample number: 4479

Contributor: John Alroy

Enterer: Nicholas Vine

Modifier no: John Alroy

Created: 2024-11-15 20:44:29

Modified: 2024-11-16 22:50:24

Abundance distribution
8 species
1 singleton
total count 179
geometric series index: 10.6
Fisher's α: 1.718
geometric series k: 0.5202
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.6397
Shannon's H: 1.3524
Good's u: 0.9944
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts.
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