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Integration of Global-Scale Geologic Databases: Fossil and Sedimentary Examples
Allister ReesThe University of Arizona
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Sedimentary Rocks
Fossils
PGAP (Paleogeographic Atlas Project): >135000 records from 46000 localities
CSS (Climate Sensitive Sediments): >12500 records from 3500 localities
OSR (Oil Source Rocks): ~2000 records from 1500 localities
PBOT (Paleobotany): >20000 records from 2000 localities
DINO (Dinosaurs): >4000 records from 1100 localities
DATABASES - SUMMARY
Geographic (Spatial): global
Age (Temporal): Paleozoic, Mesozoic, Cenozoic (~550 million years ago to Recent)
Source: literature-based (each record is tied to a reference)
Coverage
Graphic CorrelationDatabase: GCDB
PGAPLITH PBOT PGAPCSSDINO OSR
Sedimentary Rocks
Fossils
PGAP (Paleogeographic Atlas Project): >135000 records from 46000 localities
CSS (Climate Sensitive Sediments): >12500 records from 3500 localities
OSR (Oil Source Rocks): ~2000 records from 1500 localities
PBOT (Paleobotany): >20000 records from 2000 localities
DINO (Dinosaurs): >4000 records from 1100 localities
DATABASES - SUMMARY
Geographic (Spatial): global
Age (Temporal): Paleozoic, Mesozoic, Cenozoic (~550 million years ago to Recent)
Coverage
PBDB (The Paleobiology Database): >585000 records from 62000 localities
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Cycad fronds
Cycad fronds
Sedimentary Rocks
Fossils
PGAP (Paleogeographic Atlas Project): >135000 records from 46000 localities
CSS (Climate Sensitive Sediments): >12500 records from 3500 localities
OSR (Oil Source Rocks): ~2000 records from 1500 localities
PBOT (Paleobotany): >20000 records from 2000 localities
DINO (Dinosaurs): >4000 records from 1100 localities
PBDB (The Paleobiology Database): >585000 records from 62000 localities
DATABASES - SUMMARY
Geographic (Spatial): global
Age (Temporal): Paleozoic, Mesozoic, Cenozoic (~550 million years ago to Recent)
Coverage
Alaska locality: fossil measurements, descriptions, taxonomic classifications, publication
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