Table 2. Percent similarity indices of rodent faunas from Y797 and adjacent rich localities, Y259, Y76, and Y504. Percent similarity is a ratio of the number of shared taxa between two localities to the number of taxa at the locality with fewer species.

 

Y504 (N=18)

Y76 (N=19)

Y797 (N=21)

Y259 (N=19)

Y504 (11.5 Ma)

-

 

 

 

Y76 (11.3 Ma)

83%

-

 

 

Y797 (11.1 Ma)

83%

84%

-

 

Y259 (10.4 Ma)

72%

63%

79%

-