BGS PalaeoSaurus collections database

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Dataset information

Catalog

EGDI Metadata Catalogue

Country of origin

Czechia

Updated

Created

Available languages

Czech

Keywords

NERC_DDC

Datasource

Official portal for European data link

Quality scoring

100

Dataset description

Database of palaeontological specimens, world-wide coverage, including both "Museum" and "Survey" fossil collections from Keyworth and Edinburgh. Development commenced in Autumn 2000 and is ongoing. The database currently contains over 100,000 entries, including half of the taxonomic reference collection held at BGS Keyworth. Internet search access is available on the BGS web site. Key fields in the dataset, many of which can be searched for, include, sample number, nature of sample, confidentiality, collector/donator & year, register details, locality information (including grid reference, map sheet etc.), stratigraphy, type status, identifications & authority and publication details.

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