Hanjiaying
Basic information
Sample name: Hanjiaying

Reference: Q. Wang, Y. Liu, L.-H. Wang, M. Fortelius, and Z.-Q. Zhang. 2021. An Upper Miocene "Hipparion fauna" locality sandwiched by basalt in Hanjiaying, Nei Mongol. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 59(2):125-137 [ER 4045]
Geography
Country: China

State: Nei Mongol

Coordinate: 41° 2' N, 113° 6' E
Latlng basis: based on nearby landmark

Time interval: Late Miocene

Zone: MN12

Max Ma: 7.24

Min Ma: 6.85

Age basis: K-Ar

Geography comments: "near Hanjiaying Village, Jining District, Wulanchabu City" (coordinate based on Jining District in Wulanchabu, also known as Ulanqab or Ulan Chab)
"MN12... near the boundary of the Bahean and Baodean age"
basalts under and over the fossil horizon are respectively K-Ar dated at 7.24 ± 0.19 and 6.85 ± 0.21 Ma

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Environment
Lithology: mudstone

Habitat comments: "The fossil horizon is located right in between two basalt layers" in "orange-red mudstone and silty mudstone" in a 3.25 m-thick stratum

Methods
Life forms: carnivores, ungulates, other small mammals

Sample size: 118 specimens

Net or trap nights: 0

Basal area status: not applicable

Sampling comments: there is no discussion of collection methods or history

Metadata
Sample no: 4460

Contributor no: John Alroy

Enterer: John Alroy

Created: 2024-11-14 06:09:29

Modified: 2024-11-14 06:09:29

Abundance distribution
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts. Values are logged.
Statistics
9 species
2 singletons
total count 118
geometric series index: 15.4
Fisher's α: 2.266
geometric series k: 0.5829
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.5485
Shannon's H: 1.2046
Good's u: 0.9833
Register
†Amphimachairodus giganteus (saber-toothed cat)2
†Hipparion coelophyes (horse)75
†Palaeotragus microdon 3
Samotherium sp. 1
†Dorcadoryx palaeosinensis 5
Gazella sp. 23
not compared to any particular species
Oioceros sp. 6
Bovidae indet.1
not the same as the preceding
†Ochotona lagreli 2