Description
The dataset contains taxonomic, geographic and stratigraphic data for 7000 specimen lots of Foraminifera and Ostracoda Microfossils housed at the American Museum of Natural History
Data Records
The data in this occurrence resource has been published as a Darwin Core Archive (DwC-A), which is a standardized format for sharing biodiversity data as a set of one or more data tables. The core data table contains 976 records.
This IPT archives the data and thus serves as the data repository. The data and resource metadata are available for download in the downloads section. The versions table lists other versions of the resource that have been made publicly available and allows tracking changes made to the resource over time.
Versions
The table below shows only published versions of the resource that are publicly accessible.
How to cite
Researchers should cite this work as follows:
American Museum of Natural History Invertebrate Paleontology Collection (AMNH)
Rights
Researchers should respect the following rights statement:
The publisher and rights holder of this work is American Museum of Natural History. To the extent possible under law, the publisher has waived all rights to these data and has dedicated them to the Public Domain (CC0 1.0). Users may copy, modify, distribute and use the work, including for commercial purposes, without restriction.
GBIF Registration
This resource has been registered with GBIF, and assigned the following GBIF UUID: f8e14cc1-cd02-4882-87f7-c5744714b962. American Museum of Natural History publishes this resource, and is itself registered in GBIF as a data publisher endorsed by GBIF-US.
Keywords
Specimen; Fossil Invertebrates; Micropaleontology; Protista; Foraminifera; Ostracoda; Mollusca; Bivalvia; Gastropoda; Echinodermata; Cephalopoda; Arthropoda; Trilobita; Porifera; Nautiloidea; Ammonoidea; Echinoidea; Crinoidea; Brachiopoda; Occurrence
Contacts
- Metadata Provider ●
- Originator ●
- Point Of Contact
- Senior Scientific Assistant
- Publisher
- Biodiversity Informatics Manager
- Programmer
- Data Mobilization Specialist
Taxonomic Coverage
Fossil Invertebrates, Micropaleontology, Protista, Foraminifera, Ostracoda, Mollusca, Bivalvia, Gastropoda, Echinodermata, Cephalopoda, Arthropoda, Trilobita, Porifera, Nautiloidea, Ammonoidea, Echinoidea, Crinoidea, Brachiopoda
| Kingdom | Protista |
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| Phylum | Foraminifera |
Project Data
No Description available
| Title | CSBR: Natural History Collections: Support for the AMNH Invertebrate Paleontology Collection; Addressing a critical need to conserve and digitize the Microfossil Collection |
|---|---|
| Identifier | NSF #1203394 |
| Funding | National Science Foundation |
| Study Area Description | The Foraminifera and Ostracoda Microfossil collection at the American Museum of Natural History was established in 1935 and contains 7000 specimen lots keyed into seminal monographs on foraminifera and ostracoda.The collection is important because of its broad range, making it possible to study the diversity of these organisms and their distribution geographically, and over geologic time. The collection was at risk due to suboptimal storage and lack of databasing. Specimens were identified, rehoused, conserved and catalogued. Data associated with specimens are made available to the public and researchers via the online database, along with digital images of over 1,000 specimens and CT-scan images of 50 specimens. The improvements to this collection will enhance its utility and accessibility for researchers and students. Correctly identified and curated specimens will be used in evolutionary studies and in research in which foraminifera are used to evaluate the impacts of present and past climate change on ecosystems. |
The personnel involved in the project:
- Principal Investigator
Collection Data
| Collection Name | Fossil Invertebrates |
|---|---|
| Collection Identifier | urn:uuid:d7af5ec8-fad7-4db2-9026-a90e396b87df |
| Parent Collection Identifier | AMNH |
| Specimen preservation methods | Other |
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Additional Metadata
| Alternative Identifiers | f8e14cc1-cd02-4882-87f7-c5744714b962 |
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| http://ipt.idigbio.org/resource?r=amnh-fi |