Who Nose
Basic information
Sample name: Who Nose
Reference: C. S. Scott. 2003. Late Torrejonian (middle Paleocene) mammals from south central Alberta, Canada. Journal of Paleontology 77(4):745-768 [ER 4112]
Geography
Country: Canada
State: Alberta
Coordinate: 51.14° N, -114.03° W
Latlng basis: stated in text
Scale: quarry
Formation: Paskapoo
Time interval: Early Palaeocene
Zone: Torrejonian
Geography comments: "as a cutbank on the east side of West Nose Creek in SW1⁄4 S23, T25, R1, W5 in the City of Calgary, south central Alberta... 300 m north and upstream of the confluence of the west and north branches of Nose Creek"
late Torrejonian and within the To3 interval-zone, closely correlated with Gidley Quarry
said to be middle Palaeocene, but Gidley Quarry is Early Palaeocene based on magnetic polarity stratigraphy
site name rendered as Who Nose? in the text
late Torrejonian and within the To3 interval-zone, closely correlated with Gidley Quarry
said to be middle Palaeocene, but Gidley Quarry is Early Palaeocene based on magnetic polarity stratigraphy
site name rendered as Who Nose? in the text
Environment
Lithology: sandstone
Habitat comments: "medium- to coarse-grained sandstones characterize the majority of Paskapoo strata" but there are other lithologies throughout the formation and the geology of the site is not discussed
Methods
Life forms: carnivores, primates, ungulates, other large mammals, other small mammals
Excluded forms: lizards, other reptiles, frogs, fishes
Sampling methods: quarry, screenwash
Sample size: 182 specimens
Years: 1989, 1991, 1996 - 1999
Museum: UALVP
Net or trap nights: 0
Basal area status: not applicable
Sampling comments: "discovered in 1989 by D. Brinkman... and subsequently brought to the attention of R. C. Fox... first quarried in the summer of 1989 by Fox and field parties from the University of Alberta. Subsequent trips in 1991 and 1996 through 1999 by field parties from the University of Alberta"
fossils "were collected by hand quarrying to preserve delicate and possibly articulated specimens. The residual matrix" was washed and screened
"fish, amphibians, lizards, and crocodilians" are also present (amphibians assumed to mean frogs)
fossils "were collected by hand quarrying to preserve delicate and possibly articulated specimens. The residual matrix" was washed and screened
"fish, amphibians, lizards, and crocodilians" are also present (amphibians assumed to mean frogs)
Metadata
Sample no: 4543
Contributor no: John Alroy
Enterer: John Alroy
Modifier no: John Alroy
Created: 2024-12-03 00:38:48
Modified: 2024-12-03 05:32:08
Abundance distribution
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts. Values are logged.
Statistics
43 species
15 singletons
total count 182
geometric series index: 92.4
Fisher's α: 17.772
geometric series k: 0.9254
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.9452
Shannon's H: 3.2831
Good's u: 0.9182
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