Table 2. Distribution of plant taxa at four sublocalities, arranged here from south to north, along a 60 m lateral exposure of an organic-rich overbank deposit. The number of specimens from each of the sublocalities is shown in the second row (total = 533). Key to text coloration is at base of table.
SOUTH | NORTH | ||||
Sublocality 4 CH-54 |
Sublocality 3 CH-41 |
Sublocality 1 CH-40 |
Sublocality 2 CH-52 |
Total Count |
|
No. of Specimens |
103 | 103 | 195 | p132 |
533 |
Taxa |
Arecaceae Hyphaene Unknown 9 Unknown 18
|
cf.
Alismataceae |
Sapotaceae (cf.
Mimusops) ?Celtis/Strychnos Dioscorea sect. Lasiophyton Fabaceae (cf. Bauhinia) Unknown 17 Unknown 1 Unknown 2 Unknown 11 4-5 Legume taxa Unknown 7 Palm inflorescence Palm flower (cf. calamoid) |
Eremospatha
3 Legume taxa ?Celtis/Strychnos Sapotaceae (cf. Mimusops) Unknown 10 Flower (cf. Rubiaceae) Calamoideae (cf. Lepidocaryeae group) Arecoideae Palm flowers Unknown 8 |
|
Minimum # Taxa - Estimate |
4 | 12 | 14 | 11 |
|
Proportion of Unique Taxa |
0.75 | 0.58 | 0.21 | 0.18 |
|
Taxon found at 2
or more sublocalities
Taxon unique to one sublocality
Taxon may or may not be limited
to one sublocality