Morava Ranch Quarry (1940)
Basic information
Sample name: Morava Ranch Quarry (1940)
Reference: M. C. Coombs and W. P. Coombs Jr. 1997. Analysis of the geology, fauna, and taphonomy of Morava Ranch Quarry, early Miocene of northwest Nebraska. Palaios 12(2):165-187 [ER 2333]
Geography
Country: United States
State: Nebraska
County: Box Buttte
Coordinate: 42° 26' N, 103° 26' W
Latlng basis: stated in text
Time interval: Early Miocene
Ma: 22.0
Geography comments: "NE 1/4 Sect. 6, T28N, R52W... Harrison Formation or Upper Harrison beds"
Environment
Substrate: ground surface
Lithology: sandstone
Habitat comments: "channel deposits"
Methods
Life forms: carnivores, ungulates
Sampling methods: quarry
Sample size: 200 specimens
Years: 1940
Net or trap nights: 0
Basal area status: not applicable
Metadata
Sample no: 2492
Contributor no: John Alroy
Enterer: John Alroy
Created: 2017-02-12 12:30:58
Modified: 2017-02-12 01:42:00
Abundance distribution
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts. Values are logged.
Statistics
9 species
1 singleton
total count 200
geometric series index: 11.5
Fisher's α: 1.937
geometric series k: 0.6639
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.6702
Shannon's H: 1.5025
Good's u: 0.995
Register
| †Moropus elatus | 106 | |
| †Kalobatippus cf. agatensis | 30 | |
| †Parahippus atavus (horse) | 10 | |
| †Diceratherium cf. niobrarense (rhinoceros) | 16 | |
| †Menoceras arikarense (rhinoceros) | 24 | |
| †Dinohyus hollandi | 5 | |
| †Blastomeryx cf. olcotti | 4 | |
| subgenus Problastomeryx | ||
| Cynelos sp. | 1 | |
| Ysengrinia sp. | 4 | |
| questionably this genus | ||