Milia (MIL5)
Basic information
Sample name: Milia (MIL5)
Sample aka: Arap Tatsera
Reference: E. Vlachos, E. Tsoukala, E. Crégut-Bonnoure, C. Guérin, and D. Mol. 2018. The paradise lost of Milia (Grevena, Greece; Late Pliocene, Early Villafranchian, MN15/MN16a): faunal composition and diversity. Quaternary 1(13):1-16 [ER 4001]
Geography
Country: Greece
Coordinate: 40.1696° N, 21.4601° E
Coordinate basis: stated in text
Time interval: Late Pliocene
Zone: MN16
Geography comments: this is one of 11 "collection spots around Milia"
exact coordinate 21.4600983 E, 40.1696233 N
said to be MN16 based on faunal composition, and not MN15
exact coordinate 21.4600983 E, 40.1696233 N
said to be MN16 based on faunal composition, and not MN15
Environment
Lithology: sandstone
Taphonomic context: fluvial deposit
Habitat comments: "The Milia fossils are scattered in yellow/brownish unconsolidated sand to muddy sand deposits
of fluvial origin"
of fluvial origin"
Methods
Life forms: carnivores,rodents,ungulates,birds,turtles
Sampling methods: quarry
Sample size: 102 specimens
Years: 2006 - 2008, 2012
Sampling comments: collections in the Milia area "lasted over twenty years (1996 to the present day)" with "systematic excavations" and this site "was discovered in 2006 by a crane operator" with "systematic excavations in 2007" continuing in 2008 and 2012
Metadata
Sample number: 4415
Contributor: John Alroy
Enterer: John Alroy
Modifier no: John Alroy
Created: 2024-11-01 08:24:54
Modified: 2024-11-01 08:31:19
Abundance distribution
19 species
10 singletons
total count 102
geometric series index: 50.9
Fisher's α: 6.880
geometric series k: 0.8401
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.8538
Shannon's H: 2.2549
Good's u: 0.9023
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts.
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