Prat de Cest
Basic information
Sample name: Prat de Cest

Sample aka: PCV

Reference: V. Luccisano, X. Valentin, G. Garcia, and V. Lazzari. 2024. The rodent fauna from Prat de Cest (Aude, France) and its biochronological implications for the Early Miocene. Geobios 84:45-63 [ER 4086]
Geography
Country: France

Coordinate: 43.12° N, 2.95° E
Latlng basis: estimated from map

Scale: quarry

Time interval: Early Miocene

Zone: MN1

Geography comments: "in the winery of Les Vasquiers, south-west of the city of Bages" (coordinate estimated from the map in Fig. 1B)
Fig. 1D shows that this is a point locality
said to be basal MN1 based on biochronology

Environment
Lithology: more than one

Habitat comments: "a small marl-clay layer intercalated within limestones"

Methods
Life forms: rodents

Sampling methods: screenwash

Sample size: 85 specimens

Years: 2003, 2009, 2011

Museum: University of Poitiers

Net or trap nights: 0

kg screened: 220

Basal area status: not applicable

Sampling comments: discovered by one of us (X.V.) in 2003... The studied material consists of isolated molars and premolars from three excavation campaigns (2003, 2009 and 2011) carried out by two of us (X.V. and G.G.)... They come from the washing, sieving and sorting processes of 220 kg of sediment... The teeth are deposited in the collections of the University of Poitiers, France"
taxa other than rodents aren't mentioned

Metadata
Sample no: 4513

Contributor no: John Alroy

Enterer: John Alroy

Created: 2024-11-22 10:20:27

Modified: 2024-11-22 10:20:27

Abundance distribution
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts. Values are logged.
Statistics
5 species
1 singleton
total count 85
geometric series index: 7.6
Fisher's α: 1.161
geometric series k: 0.4617
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.3693
Shannon's H: 0.7752
Good's u: 0.9882
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