Bulbula (B1s1)
Basic information
Sample name: Bulbula (B1s1)

Reference: J. Lesur, J. T. Faith, F. Bon, A. Dessie, C. Ménard, and L. Bruxelles. 2016. Paleoenvironmental and biogeographic implications of terminal Pleistocene large mammals from the Ziway-Shala Basin, Main Ethiopian Rift, Ethiopia. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 449:567-579 [ER 3068]
Geography
Country: Ethiopia



Coordinate: 7° 43' N, 38° 39' E
Coordinate basis: based on nearby landmark

Time interval: Late Pleistocene

Max Ma: 0.013535

Min Ma: 0.013193

Age basis: other

Geography comments: coordinate based on Bulbula
calibrated AMS dates on charcoal:
13,535-13,304 ybp
13,443-13,214 ybp
13,455-13,193 ybp

Environment
Substrate: ground surface

Lithology: not described

Taphonomic context: paleosol,human accumulation

Habitat comments: apparently a paleosol

Methods
Life forms: rodents,ungulates,other small mammals,birds,fishes

Sampling methods: quarry,screenwash

Sample size: 326 specimens

Years: 2008 - 2010

Sampling comments: "These deposits yielded numerous faunal and lithic remains as well as several ostrich eggshell (OES) fragments... Sediment was screened at the site and selected samples were wet-sieved in the laboratory (both with a 2 mm mesh)"
various unidentified bovids, small mammals, birds, bivalves are also present

Metadata
Sample number: 3340

Contributor: John Alroy

Enterer: John Alroy

Modifier no: John Alroy

Created: 2019-08-24 19:41:03

Modified: 2024-11-15 11:47:18

Abundance distribution
13 species
1 singleton
total count 326
geometric series index: 15.6
Fisher's α: 2.709
geometric series k: 0.6886
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.8414
Shannon's H: 2.0760
Good's u: 0.9969
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts.
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