Fălciu-Prut 1
Basic information
Sample name: Fălciu-Prut 1

Reference: V. A. Codrea, M. Bordeianu, and M. Venczel. 2022. Amphibians and squamate reptiles from the late Miocene of Falciu (Eastern Romania). Palaeontologia Electronica 25(2):a19 [ER 4026]
Geography
Country: Romania


Coordinate: 46.30° N, 28.14° E
Coordinate basis: estimated from map

Time interval: Late Miocene

Zone: MN11/12

Geography comments: "situated on the territory of Fălciu village (Moldova region, Eastern Romania) on the right bank of the Prut River, just on the border between Romania and Republic of Moldova"

Environment
Lithology: marl

Taphonomic context: lake deposit

Methods
Life forms: salamanders,frogs,lizards,snakes

Sampling methods: screenwash

Sample size: 320 specimens

Sampling comments: "The sediment was sun-dried, hydrogen peroxide (3%) and water were added and subsequently sieved with a 0.3 mm mesh. The micro-vertebrates were sorted out from the remaining sediment using a binocular micro- scope"

Metadata
Sample number: 4442

Contributor: John Alroy

Enterer: Nicholas Vine

Modifier no: John Alroy

Created: 2024-11-10 09:26:17

Modified: 2024-11-11 06:05:58

Abundance distribution
14 species
0 singletons
total count 320
geometric series index: 17.8
Fisher's α: 2.990
geometric series k: 0.6971
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.5183
Shannon's H: 1.3196
Good's u: 1.0000
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts.
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