Roglove
Basic information
Sample name: Roglove

Reference: M. E. Nelson and J. H. Madsen Jr. 1987. A new Clarendonian (late Miocene) fauna from eastern Nevada. University of Wyoming Contributions to Geology 25(1):23-28 [ER 4180]
Geography
Country: United States

State: Nevada

County: Elko

Coordinate: 40.73° N, -114.05° W
Latlng basis: estimated from map

Scale: outcrop

Time interval: Middle Miocene

Zone: Clarendonian

Ma: 11.65

Age basis: AEO

Geography comments: from "several contiguous outcrops" that are "southwest of Wendover" (no further information given, but probably no farther west than West Wendover: coordinate estimated using Google Maps)
said to be Clarendonian

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Environment
Lithology: siliciclastic (mixed)

Habitat comments: "poorly consolidated, tuffaceous siltstone and sandstone"

Methods
Life forms: carnivores, rodents, ungulates, other small mammals

Sampling methods: screenwash

Sample size: 110 specimens

Years: 1977 - 1981

Museum: Fort Hays State University

Net or trap nights: 0

kg screened: 508

Basal area status: not applicable

Sampling comments: the fossils were "brought to the attention of Madsen in 1977 by Mr. Ward Glover and Mr. Roger Price of Salt Lake City... collecting trips were made... from 1978-1981. In 1981 Nelson and L. D. Vogler screened approximately one-half ton of sediment"
"All material" is in the Sternberg Memorial Museum of Fort Hays State University

Metadata
Sample no: 4642

Contributor no: John Alroy

Enterer: John Alroy

Created: 2025-01-07 10:08:53

Modified: 2025-01-07 10:08:53

Abundance distribution
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts. Values are logged.
Statistics
11 species
2 singletons
total count 110
geometric series index: 17.3
Fisher's α: 3.043
geometric series k: 0.6629
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.6599
Shannon's H: 1.5994
Good's u: 0.9821
Register
†Hypolagus vetus 8
†Epicyon saevus (bone-crushing dog)2
†Leptocyon vafer 3
Aepycamelus sp. 9
†Procamelus cf. grandis (camel)6
Camelidae indet.11
small: Michenia or Protolabis
Merycodus furcatus = †Cosoryx furcatus 61
58 enumerated specimens plus "isolated upper cheek teeth" listed under one catalog number
Equidae indet.6
†Teleoceras major (rhinoceros)2
"Teleoceras fossiger": compared to the Big Spring Canyon and Jack Swayze Quarry forms, which are both Teleoceras major
†Gomphotherium productum (gomphothere)1
Rodentia indet.1