Milia (MIL5)
Basic information
Sample name: Milia (MIL5)

Sample aka: Arap Tatsera

Reference: E. Vlachos, E. Tsoukala, E. Crégut-Bonnoure, C. Guérin, and D. Mol. 2018. The paradise lost of Milia (Grevena, Greece; Late Pliocene, Early Villafranchian, MN15/MN16a): faunal composition and diversity. Quaternary 1(13):1-16 [ER 4001]
Geography
Country: Greece

Coordinate: 40.1696° N, 21.4601° E
Latlng basis: stated in text

Time interval: Late Pliocene

Zone: MN16

Geography comments: this is one of 11 "collection spots around Milia"
exact coordinate 21.4600983 E, 40.1696233 N
said to be MN16 based on faunal composition, and not MN15

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Environment
Lithology: sandstone

Taphonomic context: fluvial deposit

Habitat comments: "The Milia fossils are scattered in yellow/brownish unconsolidated sand to muddy sand deposits
of fluvial origin"

Methods
Life forms: carnivores, rodents, ungulates, birds, turtles

Sampling methods: quarry

Sample size: 102 specimens

Years: 2006 - 2008, 2012

Net or trap nights: 0

Basal area status: not applicable

Sampling comments: collections in the Milia area "lasted over twenty years (1996 to the present day)" with "systematic excavations" and this site "was discovered in 2006 by a crane operator" with "systematic excavations in 2007" continuing in 2008 and 2012

Metadata
Sample no: 4415

Contributor no: John Alroy

Enterer: John Alroy

Modifier no: John Alroy

Created: 2024-11-01 08:24:54

Modified: 2024-11-01 08:31:19

Abundance distribution
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts. Values are logged.
Statistics
19 species
10 singletons
total count 102
geometric series index: 50.9
Fisher's α: 6.88
geometric series k: 0.8401
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.8538
Shannon's H: 2.2549
Good's u: 0.9023
Register
†Mammut borsoni (mastodon)10
†Anancus arvernensis 1
†Tapirus arvernensis arvernensis (tapir)1
†Stephanorhinus jeanvireti (rhinoceros)19
Hipparion sp. 8
†Sus arvernensis arvernensis (pig)1
†Grevenobos antiquus 20
Alephis sp. 1
†Gazella borbonica (gazelle)5
†Croizetoceros ramosus 23
†Praeelaphus cf. lyra 1
†Homotherium crenatidens (saber-toothed cat)1
†Ursus etruscus (bear)1
Agriotherium sp. 2
†Hystrix cf. refossa 1
Aves indet.1
Mauremys sp. 3
Titanochelon sp. 1
†Testudo brevitesta 2