Morava Ranch Quarry (1975)
Basic information
Sample name: Morava Ranch Quarry (1975)
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, rodents, ungulates
Sampling methods: quarry
Sample size: 365 specimens
Years: 1975
Net or trap nights: 0
Basal area status: not applicable
Metadata
Sample no: 2493
Contributor no: John Alroy
Enterer: John Alroy
Created: 2017-02-12 12:34:36
Modified: 2017-02-12 01:42:24
Abundance distribution
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts. Values are logged.
Statistics
15 species
3 singletons
total count 365
geometric series index: 23.5
Fisher's α: 3.151
geometric series k: 0.6837
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.6535
Shannon's H: 1.5861
Good's u: 0.9918
Register
| †Moropus elatus | 205 | |
| †Kalobatippus cf. agatensis | 35 | |
| †Parahippus atavus (horse) | 25 | |
| †Diceratherium cf. niobrarense (rhinoceros) | 25 | |
| †Menoceras arikarense (rhinoceros) | 33 | |
| †Dinohyus hollandi | 2 | |
| †Phenacocoelus stouti (oredont) | 19 | |
| Stenomylus sp. | 2 | |
| Michenia sp. | 2 | |
| cf this genus | ||
| †Blastomeryx cf. olcotti | 3 | |
| subgenus Problastomeryx | ||
| Nanotragulus sp. | 1 | |
| cf this genus | ||
| Canidae indet. | 7 | |
| including Phlaocyon | ||
| Daphoenodon sp. | 1 | |
| cf this genus | ||
| Ysengrinia sp. | 4 | |
| questionably this genus | ||
| Palaeocastor sp. | 1 | |
| cf this genus | ||