Cavalé
Basic information
Sample name: Cavalé

Reference: M. Vianey-Liaud and B. Schmid. 2009. Diversité, datation et paléoenvironnement de la faune de mammifères oligocène de Cavalé (Quercy, SO France): contribution de l'analyse morphométrique des Theridomyinae (Mammalia, Rodentia). Geodiversitas 31(4):909-941 [ER 2397]
Geography
Country: France

Coordinate: 44° 24' N, 2° 39' E
Latlng basis: based on nearby landmark

Time interval: Early Oligocene

Zone: MP22

Ma: 32.0

Geography comments: "dans un bois sur le terrain de la commune de Concots" (coordinate based on Concots)
MP22: thought by the author to be about 32 Ma, which is consistent with Walliser et al. (2016)

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Environment
Substrate: ground surface

Lithology: claystone

Habitat comments: "remplissage karstique... une argile de teinte rouge située en placage sur les parois"

Methods
Life forms: bats, carnivores, rodents, ungulates, other large mammals, other small mammals

Sampling methods: screenwash

Sample size: 5047 specimens

Years: 2000

Net or trap nights: 0

Basal area status: not applicable

Sampling comments: "environ 600 kg de sédiment ont été traités par lavage – tamisage et tri"

Metadata
Sample no: 2591

Contributor no: John Alroy

Enterer: John Alroy

Modifier no: John Alroy

Created: 2017-02-18 13:41:23

Modified: 2024-11-05 22:01:44

Abundance distribution
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts. Values are logged.
Statistics
33 species
7 singletons
total count 5047
geometric series index: 47.9
Fisher's α: 4.733
geometric series k: 0.7762
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.5482
Shannon's H: 1.4121
Good's u: 0.9986
Register
†Amphiperatherium minutum 30
†Amphiperatherium ambiguum 1
†Amphiperatherium lamandini 3
Peratherium elegans 76
Darbonetus cf. aubrelongensis 20
Tetracus nanus 11
Geotrypus sp. 1
Saturninia sp. 2
Stehlinia gracilis 13
Stehlinia bonisi 3
Vespertiliavus gracilis 57
Hipposideros (Pseudorhinolophus) morloti 58
Palaeophyllophora quercyi 72
Vaylatsia prisca 36
Mixopteryx dubia 26
Mixopteryx weithoferi 5
†Hyaenodon leptorhynchus 1
†Hyaenodon dubius 1
†Amphicynodon leptorhynchus 3
†Pachycynodon ? borei 8
†Cephalogale ? minor 3
Cynodictis sp. 1
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†Plagiolophus minor 3
Cainomeryx sp. 550
probably includes specimens of Plesiomeryx sp. because this taxon is listed immediately afterwards with no count
†Dichobune jehennei 7
†Gelocus cf. villebramarensis 5
†Blainvillimys gregarius 3319
Sciuromys cayluxi 268
Pseudoltinomys major 227
†Gliravus tenuis 29
†Palaeosciurus goti 1
Lophallomys atavus 1
†Atavocricetodon aff. nanus 206