Merkur−North
Basic information
Sample name: Merkur−North

Reference: M. Ivanov. 2002. The oldest known Miocene snake fauna from Central Europe: Merkur-North locality, Czech Republic. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 47(3):513-534 [ER 4028]
Geography
Country: Czech Republic

State: Kadaň

Coordinate: 50.38° N, 13.33° E
Latlng basis: based on nearby landmark

Time interval: Early Miocene

Zone: MN3

Geography comments: MN3a

Environment
Lithology: marl

Taphonomic context: fissure fill

Methods
Life forms: snakes

Sample size: 714 specimens

Sampled by: Mr. Z. Dvořák, Prof. O. Fejfar

Net or trap nights: 0

Basal area status: not applicable

Metadata
Sample no: 4444

Contributor no: John Alroy

Enterer: Nicholas Vine

Modifier no: Nicholas Vine

Created: 2024-11-10 11:38:25

Modified: 2024-11-14 09:07:41

Abundance distribution
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts. Values are logged.
Statistics
11 species
0 singleton
total count 714
geometric series index: 11.7
Fisher's α: 1.845
geometric series k: 0.7238
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.8177
Shannon's H: 1.95
Good's u: 1
Register
Bavarioboa sp. 14
Coluber dolnicensis 51
Coluber suevicus 22
Coluber caspioides 141
Colubridae cf. "Elaphe sp."51
Colubrinae gen. et sp. indet.86
Natrix sansaniensis 26
Natrix merkurensis 228
sp. nov.
Natricinae gen. et sp. indet.83
Elapidae gen. et sp. indet.9
Vipera sp. 3
Vipera aspis complex