Cave of the Monk (Area 1)
Basic information
Sample name: Cave of the Monk (Area 1)
Sample aka: Ban Fa Suai I
Reference: V. Zeitoun, A. Lenoble, F. Laudet, J. Thompson, W. J. Rink, J.-B. Mallye, and W. Chinnawut. 2010. The Cave of the Monk (Ban Fa Suai, Chiang Dao wildlife sanctuary, northern Thailand). Quaternary International 220:160-173 [ER 3226]
Geography
Country: Thailand
Coordinate: 19° 24' N, 99° 49' E
Latlng basis: based on nearby landmark
Time interval: Late Pleistocene
Max Ma: 0.0416
Min Ma: 0.0159
Age basis: other
Geography comments: "close to Ban Fa Suai village, 80 km north of Chiang Mai" (coordinate based on Ban Fa Suai)
there are three ESR dates on teeth that are based on a "linear-uptake" age model: 15.9 +/- 1.4, 37.6 +/- 3.8, and 41.6 +/- 4.9 ka
there are three ESR dates on teeth that are based on a "linear-uptake" age model: 15.9 +/- 1.4, 37.6 +/- 3.8, and 41.6 +/- 4.9 ka
Environment
Lithology: claystone
Taphonomic context: carnivore accumulation, cave
Habitat comments: fossils are from the "third unit" which consists of "sandy clay with few pebbles", and "the fossil deposits are associated with the use of the lower chamber as an animal lair"
there are no artifacts or other archaeological features
there are no artifacts or other archaeological features
Methods
Life forms: carnivores, primates, rodents, ungulates
Sampling methods: quarry, screenwash
Sample size: 134 specimens
Net or trap nights: 0
Basal area status: not applicable
Sampling comments: "each layer of removed sediment was sieved with water and a 1.3 mm sieve"
Metadata
Sample no: 3550
Contributor no: John Alroy
Enterer: John Alroy
Created: 2019-09-21 19:58:08
Modified: 2019-09-21 09:58:08
Abundance distribution
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts. Values are logged.
Statistics
27 species
10 singletons
total count 134
geometric series index: 53.0
Fisher's α: 10.19
geometric series k: 0.8989
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.9329
Shannon's H: 2.9197
Good's u: 0.9255
Register
| Macaca cf. assamensis (Assam macaque) | 1 | 6.3 kg |
| Macaca cf. nemestrina (southern pig-tailed macaque) | 1 | 7.7 kg |
| †Macaca cf. anderssoni (monkey) | 1 | |
| Pygathrix nemaeus (red-shanked douc) | 1 | |
| Hylobates sp. | 1 | |
| Pongo cf. pygmaeus (Bornean orangutan) | 3 | 52.0 kg |
| Cuon cf. alpinus (dhole) | 1 | |
| Ursus cf. thibetanus (Asian black bear) | 6 | |
| Ailuropoda cf. melanoleuca (giant panda) | 4 | |
| Panthera cf. tigris (tiger) | 1 | |
| Stegodon sp. | 6 | |
| Elephas sp. | 14 | |
| Rhinoceros cf. unicornis (Indian rhinoceros) | 1 | |
| †Rhinoceros cf. sinensis (rhinoceros) | 6 | |
| Dicerorhinus cf. sumatrensis (Sumatran rhinoceros) | 2 | |
| Hystrix cf. brachyura | 11 | |
| Sus cf. barbatus (Bornean bearded pig) | 1 | |
| Sus cf. scrofa (pig) | 16 | |
| Bos cf. gaurus (gaur) | 3 | 481.0 kg |
| Bos cf. javanicus (banteng) | 6 | 488.0 kg |
| Bos cf. sauveli (kouprey) | 5 | |
| Pseudoryx sp. | 1 | |
| Cervus cf. eldii (Eld's deer) | 5 | |
| Cervus cf. unicolor (sambar deer) | 12 | |
| Axis cf. porcinus (Indian hog deer) | 4 | 35.0 kg |
| Muntiacus cf. vaginalis (northern red muntjac) | 10 | |
| compared to "Muntiacus muntjak": reassignment is based on geography | ||
| Capricornis cf. sumatraensis (mainland serow) | 11 | |