Vashus
Basic information
Sample name: Vashus
Sample aka: L6239
Reference: J. P. Hunter, J. H. Hartman, and D. W. Krause. 1997. Mammals and mollusks across the Cretaceous-Tertiary boundary from Makoshika State Park and vicinity (Williston Basin), Montana. Contributions to Geology, University of Wyoming 32(1):61-114 [ER 4119]
Geography
Country: United States
State: Montana
County: Dawson
Coordinate: 47.11° N, -104.66° W
Coordinate basis: stated in text
Formation: Hell Creek
Time interval: Maastrichtian
Zone: Lancian
Geography comments: "south of Glendive Creek in the approximate area of sec. 29, T. 16 N., R. 56 E."
"probably from the upper part of the Hell Creek Formation"
"probably from the upper part of the Hell Creek Formation"
Environment
Lithology: not described
Methods
Life forms: other small mammals
Sample size: 3 specimens
Museum: Museum of the Rockies
Sampling comments: "The three well-preserved mammalian jaws known from this locality were collected in the early or middle 1930s by members of the Vashus family"
Metadata
Sample number: 4552
Contributor: John Alroy
Enterer: John Alroy
Created: 2024-12-04 08:46:56
Modified: 2024-12-04 08:46:56
Abundance distribution
2 species
1 singleton
total count 3
geometric series index: 8.0
Fisher's α: NULL
geometric series k: 0.5000
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.1667
Shannon's H: 0.6365
Good's u: 0.8333
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