Golbasi
Basic information
Sample name: Golbasi

Reference: F. Suata-Alpaslan. 2011. Paleoenvironment and age of the Middle Pleistocene site of Golbasi (near Adiyaman, southeastern Turkey): a reconstruction based on rodents. Eurasian Journal of Anthropology 2(1):48-53 [ER 2369]
Geography
Country: Turkey

Coordinate: 40° 48' N, 33° 48' E
Latlng basis: based on nearby landmark

Time interval: Middle Pleistocene

Max Ma: 0.7

Min Ma: 0.6

Age basis: other

Geography comments: "about 70 km west of the town Adiyaman" (coordinate based on Golbasi)
"Tentatively we can assume a similar age of 600-700 ka for Golbasi, in any case it is early Middle Pleistocene"

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Environment
Substrate: ground surface

Lithology: marl

Habitat comments: "green lacustrine marls interbedded with lignite deposits"

Methods
Life forms: rodents

Sampling methods: screenwash

Sample size: 59 specimens

Years: 2004, 2005

Net or trap nights: 0

Basal area status: not applicable

Sampling comments: "Small mammal remains were collected by screen washing with mesh sizes down to 0.5 mm"
taxa other than rodents are not discussed

Metadata
Sample no: 2547

Contributor no: John Alroy

Enterer: John Alroy

Created: 2017-02-15 11:56:22

Modified: 2023-04-13 11:44:36

Abundance distribution
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts. Values are logged.
Statistics
9 species
1 singleton
total count 59
geometric series index: 12.1
Fisher's α: 2.959
geometric series k: 0.863
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.853
Shannon's H: 2.0385
Good's u: 0.9831
Register
Mesocricetus auratus 7
Cricetulus sp. 5
Apodemus mystacinus 13
Apodemus flavicollis 11
Microtus guentheri 9
Microtus sp. 4
Mimomys sp. 5
Arvicola sp. 4
"or juvenile individuals of Mimomys"
Lagurini indet.1