Kakahu (J38/f77)
Basic information
Sample name: Kakahu (J38/f77)

Reference: M. Pole. 1997. Paleocene plant macrofossils from Kakahu, South Canterbury, New Zealand. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand 27(3):371-400 [ER 4420]
Geography
Country: New Zealand

Coordinate: -44.15° S, 171.08° E
Latlng basis: estimated from map

Scale: quarry

Formation: Taratu

Time interval: Middle Palaeocene

Geography comments: believed to be Palaeocene based on palynostratigraphy (entered as Middle Palaeocene because this includes the midpoint)
coordinate estimated from Fig. 1

Environment
Lithology: claystone

Habitat comments: from "clays"

Methods
Life forms: leaves

Sample size: 25 specimens

Sampled by: G. Mason, M. Pole, J. D. Campbell

Years: 1987 - 1989, 1990

Museum: University of Otago

Net or trap nights: 0

Basal area status: not applicable

Sampling comments: "all material comes from fallen blocks at the base of the cutting"

Metadata
Sample no: 4707

Contributor no: John Alroy

Enterer: John Alroy

Modifier no: John Alroy

Created: 2025-11-23 03:25:29

Modified: 2025-11-23 03:31:24

Abundance distribution
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts. Values are logged.
Statistics
13 species
9 singletons
total count 25
geometric series index: 60.4
Fisher's α: 10.915
geometric series k: 0.8613
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.8617
Shannon's H: 2.2797
Good's u: 0.6433
Register
Kakahuia campbelli 1
Pinophyta indet. B1
"conifer"
Pinophyta indet. C1
"conifer"
Lauraceae indet. TARA-301
Lauraceae indet. TARA-311
Angiospermae indet. TARA-322
Cunoniaceae or Sapindaceae
Dryandra comptoniaefolia 5
Angiospermae indet. TARA-386
Angiospermae indet. TARA-403
Angiospermae indet. TARA-421
Angiospermae indet. TARA-431
Angiospermae indet. TARA-451
Angiospermae indet. TARA-461