Kargi 3
Basic information
Sample name: Kargi 3

Reference: D. Vasilyan, Z. Rocek, A. Ayvazyan, and L. Claessens. 2019. Fish, amphibian and reptilian faunas from latest Oligocene to middle Miocene localities from Central Turkey. Palaeobiodiversity and Palaeoenvironments 99(6):723-757 [ER 4050]
Geography
Country: Turkey

State: Corum

Coordinate: 41.14° N, 34.49° E
Latlng basis: estimated from map

Time interval: Late Oligocene

Zone: MP30

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Environment
Lithology: claystone

Taphonomic context: lake deposit

Habitat comments: "from greyish clays rich in diatomite"
"Kargı 3 and Keseköy a lacustrine environment is characteristic"

Methods
Life forms: snakes, lizards, other reptiles, frogs

Sampling methods: screenwash

Sample size: 14 specimens

Net or trap nights: 0

Basal area status: not applicable

Sampling comments: "The studied fossil material has been collected from the fossiliferous horizons by screen washing of the sediment samples and picking the sediment residue. The described material is temporarily stored in the palaeontological collection of the University Utrecht (UU) and will be returned to the General directorate of mineral research and exploration (MTA) in Ankara"

Metadata
Sample no: 4480

Contributor no: John Alroy

Enterer: Nicholas Vine

Modifier no: Nicholas Vine

Created: 2024-11-15 20:50:49

Modified: 2024-11-15 21:09:14

Abundance distribution
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts. Values are logged.
Statistics
5 species
1 singleton
total count 14
geometric series index: 9.8
Fisher's α: 2.782
geometric series k: 0.7953
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.7253
Shannon's H: 1.4701
Good's u: 0.9454
Register
Latonia sp. 4
Anguinae indet.2
Albaneryx sp. 1
Serpentes indet.2
Crocodylia indet.5