Hoye Canyon (LACM 6994)
Basic information
Sample name: Hoye Canyon (LACM 6994)

Reference: T. S. Kelly. 2000. A new Hemphillian (late Miocene) mammalian fauna from Hoye Canyon, west central Nevada. Contributions in Science, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County 481:1-21 [ER 4173]
Geography
Country: United States

State: Nevada

County: Douglas

Coordinate: 38.73° N, -119.41° W
Latlng basis: estimated from map

Time interval: Late Miocene

Zone: Hemphillian

Section: Hoye Canyon

Unit number: 2

Unit order: below to above

Ma: 7.0

Age basis: AEO

Geography comments: "along the western flanks of the Wellington Hills from the vicinity of Hoye Canyon in the north to Risue Canyon in the south" (coordinate estimated from the map in Fig. 1 and Google Maps)
"from an unnamed formation"
"about 30 m stratigraphically higher in the section than LACM 6993"

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Environment
Lithology: siliciclastic (mixed)

Habitat comments: "near the top of a 3.9-m-thick bentonitic clay and mudstone bed"

Methods
Life forms: ungulates

Sample size: 5 specimens

Museum: LACM

Net or trap nights: 0

Basal area status: not applicable

Sampling comments: there was "Quarrying at LACM 6993" but not at this site

Metadata
Sample no: 4634

Contributor no: John Alroy

Enterer: John Alroy

Created: 2025-01-03 23:12:40

Modified: 2025-01-03 23:12:40

Abundance distribution
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts. Values are logged.
Statistics
3 species
1 singleton
total count 5
geometric series index: 9.0
Fisher's α: 3.167
geometric series k: 1.0
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.55
Shannon's H: 1.0549
Good's u: 0.9
Register
†Hemiauchenia vera (camel)2
Antilocapridae indet.2
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Rhinocerotidae indet.1