Tasad
Basic information
Sample name: Tasad
Reference: J. Hír, J. Kókay, and M. Venczel. 2001. Middle Miocene molluscs and microvertebrata from Tasad (Bihor County, Romania). Acta Palaeontologica Romaniae 3:161-172 [ER 3960]
Geography
Country: Romania
Coordinate: 46° 56' N, 22° 8' E
Coordinate basis: estimated from map
Time interval: Middle Miocene
Zone: MN7
Geography comments: near Tasad "in the Eastern side of the Valley Brusturilor not far from the well known protected Cave Tasad" (coordinate based on Tasad)
inferred to be "Early Sarmatian - MN 7"
inferred to be "Early Sarmatian - MN 7"
Environment
Lithology: claystone
Habitat comments: form a "60-cm green clay" representing a "brackish nearshore milieu"
Methods
Life forms: rodents,lizards,snakes
Sampling methods: quarry,screenwash
Sample size: 67 specimens
Years: 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003
Sampling comments: "About 800-kg clay was collected" and washed
an extensive mollusc fauna is listed but not counted out
Schizogalerix cf. pasalarensis is also present, but no count is given
an extensive mollusc fauna is listed but not counted out
Schizogalerix cf. pasalarensis is also present, but no count is given
Metadata
Sample number: 4369
Contributor: John Alroy
Enterer: John Alroy
Created: 2023-09-08 20:03:25
Modified: 2023-09-08 10:08:01
Abundance distribution
15 species
3 singletons
total count 67
extrapolated richness: 27.1
Fisher's α: 6.005
geometric series k: 0.7969
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.8302
Shannon's H: 2.2412
Good's u: 0.9570
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts.
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