Vashus
Basic information
Sample name: Vashus
Sample aka: L6239
Reference: J. P. Hunter, J. H. Hartman, and D. W. Krause. 1997. Mammals and mollusks across the Cretaceous-Tertiary boundary from Makoshika State Park and vicinity (Williston Basin), Montana. Contributions to Geology, University of Wyoming 32(1):61-114 [ER 4119]
Geography
Country: United States
State: Montana
County: Dawson
Coordinate: 47.11° N, -104.66° W
Latlng basis: stated in text
Formation: Hell Creek
Time interval: Maastrichtian
Zone: Lancian
Geography comments: "south of Glendive Creek in the approximate area of sec. 29, T. 16 N., R. 56 E."
"probably from the upper part of the Hell Creek Formation"
"probably from the upper part of the Hell Creek Formation"
Environment
Lithology: not described
Methods
Life forms: other small mammals
Sample size: 3 specimens
Museum: Museum of the Rockies
Net or trap nights: 0
Basal area status: not applicable
Sampling comments: "The three well-preserved mammalian jaws known from this locality were collected in the early or middle 1930s by members of the Vashus family"
Metadata
Sample no: 4552
Contributor no: John Alroy
Enterer: John Alroy
Created: 2024-12-04 08:46:56
Modified: 2024-12-04 08:46:56
Abundance distribution
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts. Values are logged.
Statistics
2 species
1 singleton
total count 3
geometric series index: not computable
Fisher's α: not computable
geometric series k: 1.0
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.1667
Shannon's H: 0.6365
Good's u: 0.8333
Register
| †Meniscoessus robustus | 2 | |
| Pediomys hatcheri = †Protolambda hatcheri | 1 | |