Micropalaeontological data from NEP1, NEP2, NEP3, Nördlingen, southern Germany

Three soil profiles from the Eger floodplain in Nördlingen in southern Germany (NEP1, NEP2 and NEP3), were sampled and micropalaeontological data were collected. Samples were weighted, wet sieved through 125 µm, dried on a heating plate at <60°C, and studied under a stereomicroscope at the University of Jena, Germany. Some specific particles of interest (plant remains, charcoal, mollusc and brick fragments) were assessed in semiquantitative abundance classes for each sample, while all other particles of interest were picked and counted in absolute abundances. This includes Mollusca, Ostracoda, reworked microfossils, macrobotanical remains (seeds and fruits), and insect and bone fragments. Where possible, taxa were identified down to species level.The data allow to develop a palaeoenvironmental reconstruction through the soil profiles, and can provide information on fluvial activity, landscape development and the general hydrological situation through time. It can in combination with other data corroborate the correlation of the three profiles and the interpretation of the depositional history in the Eger floodplain.

对德国南部讷德林根市埃格河漫滩的3个土壤剖面（NEP1、NEP2、NEP3）开展采样并收集微古生物学数据。具体样品处理流程为：对采集的样品称重后，采用125μm孔径的湿筛法进行筛分，随后在低于60℃的加热板上烘干，最后在德国耶拿大学的实体显微镜下开展观测分析。针对每个样品，对部分目标颗粒（植物残体、炭屑、软体动物及砖屑）进行半定量丰度分级评估；其余目标颗粒则全部挑拣并以绝对计数法统计数量，涵盖软体动物门（Mollusca）、介形类（Ostracoda）、再沉积微化石、大植物残体（种子与果实）以及昆虫和骨骼碎片。在可行范围内，所有分类单元均鉴定至物种水平。本数据集可用于开展土壤剖面的古环境重建，能够提供随时间序列变化的河流活动、景观演化及区域水文状况相关信息；结合其他数据集，可进一步验证这3个剖面的地层相关性，并阐释埃格河漫滩的沉积演化历史。