Description
The Invertebrate Paleontology collection of Miami University’s Karl E. Limper Geology Museum are maintained to supplement and complement the major invertebrate fossil collections in North American museums and universities. This collection comprises over 12,000 specimen lots of Late Ordovician marine invertebrate fossils from southwestern Ohio, southeastern Indiana, and north-central Kentucky. Most of these specimens were collected by William H. Shideler and later Miami University paleontologists, but the collection also includes specimens collected by 19th Century avocational paleontologists.
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 12,425 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
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How to cite
Researchers should cite this work as follows:
Miami University Invertebrate Paleontology Collection (MUGM)
Rights
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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
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Keywords
Occurrence; Fossil invertebrates; Porifera; Cnidaria; Bryozoa; Brachiopoda; Mollusca; Cephalopoda; Nautiloidea; Ammonoidea; Gastropoda; Bivalvia; Arthropoda; Trilobita; Echinodermata; Crinoidea; Echinoidea; Edrioasteroidea; Ichnotaxon; Specimen; Specimen
Contacts
- Metadata Provider ●
- Originator ●
- Point Of Contact
- Director, Limper Geology Museum
- 114 Shideler Hall
- +01 513-529-3220
Geographic Coverage
This collection comprises over 12,000 specimen lots of Late Ordovician marine invertebrate fossils from southwestern Ohio, southeastern Indiana, and north-central Kentucky.
| Bounding Coordinates | South West [36.27, -88.97], North East [42.01, -80.26] |
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Taxonomic Coverage
No Description available
| Phylum | Arthropoda, Brachiopoda, Bryozoa, Cnidaria, Echinodermata, Hemichordata, Mollusca, Porifera, Ichnotaxon |
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| Class | Cephalopoda, Nautilodea, Crinoidea, Gatropoda, Trilobita, Bivalvia, Crinoidea, Porifera, Edrioasteroidea, Cyclocystoidea, Asteroidea, Stellaroidea |
Temporal Coverage
| Formation Period | Ordovician |
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Project Data
Late Ordovician marine invertebrate fossils of southwestern Ohio, southeastern Indiana, and north-central Kentucky
| Title | Paleoniches Project |
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| Funding | NSF ADBC Program |
The personnel involved in the project:
- Principal Investigator
- Content Provider
Sampling Methods
Field collections made by professional paleontologists over since about 1920, especially professor William H. Shideler (died 1959). In addition, some specimens were collected by avocational paleontologists beginning in the 1800’s. Specimens were collected from surface float, in situ methods, and sieving of collected mud.
| Study Extent | Ohio, Indiana, and Kentucky, USA within the Ordovician outcrop belt |
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| Quality Control | Specimens were identified to species when possible by Miami University paleontologists. |
Method step description:
- Georeferencing was performed for William H. Shideler’s Ohio, Indiana, and Kentucky collection localities as well as collection localities of later contributors, including John K. Pope and his students. Georeferencing followed iDigBio best practices and was performed by Kendall L. Hauer and undergraduate students.
Collection Data
| Collection Name | Miami University Invertebrate Paleontology Collection |
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| Collection Identifier | MUGM |
Additional Metadata
| Purpose | Data set was developed to catalog and georeference specimen lots within the Miami University Invertebrate Paleontology Collection, to provide that data to the public, and for use within the Digital Atlas of Ordovician Life website (www.ordovicianatlas.org ) |
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| Alternative Identifiers | http://ipt.idigbio.org/resource?r=mugm-ip |