Griesbeckerzell 1a
Basic information
Sample name: Griesbeckerzell 1a

Reference: M. Ivanov and M. Böhme. 2011. Snakes from Griesbeckerzell (Langhian, Early Badenian), North Alpine Foreland Basin (Germany), with comments on the evolution of snake faunas in Central Europe during the Miocene Climatic Optimum. Geodiversitas 33(3):411-449 [ER 4034]
Geography
Country: Germany

State: Aichach

Coordinate: 48° 27' 37" N, 11° 3' 40" E
Latlng basis: stated in text

Time interval: Middle Miocene

Zone: MN6

Geography comments: "The abandoned sand pit of Griesbeckerzell is located approximately 6 km ESE of Aichach"
from the Brock horizon

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Environment
Lithology: limestone

Taphonomic context: fissure fill

Habitat comments: "Lithostratigraphically they can be assigned to the younger part of the Fluviatile Untere Serie lithostratigraphic unit"

Methods
Life forms: snakes

Sample size: 150 specimens

Net or trap nights: 0

Basal area status: not applicable

Sampling comments: "The fossils of ophidians from Griesbeckerzell are kept in the collection of the Bayerische Staatssammlung für Geologie und Paläontologie in Munich, Germany"

Metadata
Sample no: 4466

Contributor no: John Alroy

Enterer: Nicholas Vine

Modifier no: John Alroy

Created: 2024-11-14 10:12:57

Modified: 2024-11-15 03:27:06

Abundance distribution
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts. Values are logged.
Statistics
15 species
3 singletons
total count 150
geometric series index: 22.1
Fisher's α: 4.149
geometric series k: 0.7843
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.8765
Shannon's H: 2.2991
Good's u: 0.98
Register
†Bavarioboa aff. hermi 3
Python sp. 6
Boidae gen. et sp. indet.5
†Coluber cf. caspioides 21
"Coluber"
†Coluber hungaricus 10
Coluber sp. 3
"Coluber"
†Texasophis cf. meini 1
Colubrinae gen. et sp. indet.14
Natrix sp. 30
Natricinae gen. et sp. indet.16
Colubridae gen. et sp. indet.26
†Micrurus cf. gallicus 1
Elapidae indet.3
Vipera sp. Oriental vipers group 10
Vipera sp. Vipera aspis complex 1