Curimatãs Paleontological Site
Basic information
Sample name: Curimatãs Paleontological Site

Reference: H. I. de Araújo-Júnior, K. O. Porpino, and L. P. Bergqvist. 2015. Vertebrate taphonomy and paleoecology in an Upper Pleistocene tank deposit of Paraíba, Brazil: Taphonomic modes, evidence of temporal and spatial resolutions and paleoecological patterns of the Brazilian Intertropical Region. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 437:1-17 [ER 3078]
Geography
Country: Brazil

State: Paraíba

Coordinate: 7° 8' 48" S, 36° 7' 1" W
Latlng basis: stated in text

Time interval: Late Pleistocene

Geography comments: "at Curimatãs county... around 9.5 Km southwest of Pocinhos City"
Late Pleistocene age assignment is based on correlation with nearby faunas

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Environment
Substrate: ground surface

Lithology: conglomerate

Taphonomic context: lake deposit

Habitat comments: "a fossil-bearing matrix-supported conglomerate"

Methods
Life forms: carnivores, ungulates, other large mammals

Sampling methods: quarry

Sample size: 105 specimens

Years: 1962

Net or trap nights: 0

Basal area status: not applicable

Sampling comments: "The tank deposit of Curimatãs was fully excavated in 1962 by Carlos de Paula Couto and Antônio Ramos"

Metadata
Sample no: 3351

Contributor no: John Alroy

Enterer: John Alroy

Created: 2019-08-25 19:27:30

Modified: 2019-08-25 10:53:49

Abundance distribution
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts. Values are logged.
Statistics
14 species
5 singletons
total count 105
geometric series index: 25.5
Fisher's α: 4.339
geometric series k: 0.766
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.836
Shannon's H: 2.1132
Good's u: 0.9524
Register
†Eremotherium laurillardi (ground sloth)13
Glossotherium sp. 4
Scelidotheriinae indet.3
†Holmesina paulacoutoi (pampathere)1
Panochthus sp. 18
†Notiomastodon platensis (gomphothere)1
†Toxodon platensis (notoungulate)5
†Xenorhinotherium bahiense 32
†Palaeolama major (camel)11
Mazama gouazoubira (gray brocket)114.0 kg
†Equus neogeus (horse)7
"Equus (Amerhippus) neogaeus"
†Hippidion principale (horse)7
Leopardus sp. 1
Pantherinae indet.1