Zhoukoudian Loc. 1 (Layer 3, West Section)
Basic information
Sample name: Zhoukoudian Loc. 1 (Layer 3, West Section)
Reference: S. Zhang, X. Gao, F. Chen, Y. Li, Y. Zhang, X. Zhang, and J. Li. 2016. A report of the 2009-2010 field excavations at the West Section of Zhoukoudian Loc. 1. Acta Anthropologica Sinica 35(1):63-75 [ER 4073]
Geography
Country: China
State: Beijing
Coordinate: 39° 41' 21" N, 115° 55' 26" E
Coordinate basis: based on nearby landmark
Scale: quarry
Time interval: Middle Pleistocene
Max Ma: 0.386
Min Ma: 0.282
Age basis: ESR
Geography comments: coordinate based on Zhoukoudian Peking Man Site
Gaboardi et al. (2005) report numerous dates on the Zhoukoudian section, including ESR dates on layer 3 fossils ranging from 282 ± 45 to 386 ± 54 ka
Gaboardi et al. (2005) report numerous dates on the Zhoukoudian section, including ESR dates on layer 3 fossils ranging from 282 ± 45 to 386 ± 54 ka
Environment
Lithology: breccia
Taphonomic context: cave
Habitat comments: from a limestone breccia
Methods
Life forms: carnivores,ungulates
Sampling methods: quarry,screenwash
Sample size: 294 specimens
Years: 2009
Sampling comments: this is a new collection from layer 3
32 specifically indeterminate Cervus specimens are also present
the sediments were screenwashed to obtain rodents, birds, and presumably other small vertebrates, but they are not reported
32 specifically indeterminate Cervus specimens are also present
the sediments were screenwashed to obtain rodents, birds, and presumably other small vertebrates, but they are not reported
Metadata
Sample number: 4496
Contributor: John Alroy
Enterer: John Alroy
Modifier no: John Alroy
Created: 2024-11-18 08:39:48
Modified: 2024-11-18 08:42:22
Abundance distribution
5 species
0 singletons
total count 294
geometric series index: 6.6
Fisher's α: 0.856
geometric series k: 0.2979
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.2389
Shannon's H: 0.4953
Good's u: 1.0000
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| Cervus elaphus | 32 | 142 kg browser-grazer |
| †Sus lydekkeri | 3 | |
| †Equus sanmeniensis | 2 | |
| Ursus sp. | 3 |