Hançili
Basic information
Sample name: Hançili

Reference: D. Vasilyan, Z. Rocek, A. Ayvazyan, and L. Claessens. 2019. Fish, amphibian and reptilian faunas from latest Oligocene to middle Miocene localities from Central Turkey. Palaeobiodiversity and Palaeoenvironments 99(6):723-757 [ER 4050]
Geography
Country: Turkey

State: Corum



Coordinate: 40.37° N, 33.41° E
Coordinate basis: estimated from map

Time interval: Late Oligocene

Zone: MP30

Environment
Lithology: more than one

Taphonomic context: lake deposit

Habitat comments: "from fine laminated clays and coal"
"The depositional palaeoenvironment of the sites Kargı 1, Kargı 2, Harami 1, Harami 3 and Hancılı can be interpreted as swamp or marsh"
"Hancılı deposits suggest a mix of lake and swampy environment"

Methods
Life forms: fishes,frogs,lizards,other reptiles

Sampling methods: screenwash

Sample size: 209 specimens

Museum: University Utrecht

Sampling comments: "The studied fossil material has been collected from the fossiliferous horizons by screen washing of the sediment samples and picking the sediment residue. The described material is temporarily stored in the palaeontological collection of the University Utrecht (UU) and will be returned to the General directorate of mineral research and exploration (MTA) in Ankara"

Metadata
Sample number: 4475

Contributor: John Alroy

Enterer: Nicholas Vine

Modifier no: John Alroy

Created: 2024-11-15 20:36:16

Modified: 2024-11-16 22:52:50

Abundance distribution
10 species
3 singletons
total count 209
geometric series index: 16.3
Fisher's α: 2.188
geometric series k: 0.6394
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.7834
Shannon's H: 1.6765
Good's u: 0.9856
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts.
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