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
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. B | 1 | |
| "conifer" | ||
| Pinophyta indet. C | 1 | |
| "conifer" | ||
| Lauraceae indet. TARA-30 | 1 | |
| Lauraceae indet. TARA-31 | 1 | |
| Angiospermae indet. TARA-32 | 2 | |
| Cunoniaceae or Sapindaceae | ||
| Dryandra comptoniaefolia | 5 | |
| Angiospermae indet. TARA-38 | 6 | |
| Angiospermae indet. TARA-40 | 3 | |
| Angiospermae indet. TARA-42 | 1 | |
| Angiospermae indet. TARA-43 | 1 | |
| Angiospermae indet. TARA-45 | 1 | |
| Angiospermae indet. TARA-46 | 1 | |