Observation field: Fossil
This is an observation of a fossil
Created by:
jon_sullivan
jon_sullivan
Observations specifying this field
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Photos / SoundsWhatHorn Corals (Infraclass Rugosa)Observerdulyana_apoorva_wanigasooriyaPlaceMissing LocationDescriptionAt Unawatuna beach |
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Photos / SoundsWhatGenus MeltripataObserverklearadDescriptionGrasshopper Thanks chugbug111
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Projects Using This Field
La Brea Webs
We’re putting tiny ice age fossils to work to tell a story about ancient ecosystems around what is now Los ...
Fossils of North America
A showcase of iNat's very dead side
Fossils in New Zealand
For fossils found in New Zealand. This project is to gather those ''casual'' grade fossil observations for ...
Fossils of Russia
Fossils of Russia
Moulting arthropods
We are dedicated to expanding our understanding of arthropod moulting, building a comprehensive dataset tha...
Comments
I could add that while fossil observations are welcome, the iNaturalist tree of life doesn't attempt to maintain all of the extinct species.
I've just added "sub-fossil" to the drop-down list for use flagging observations of centuries extinct remains that have not yet fossilized (such as New Zealand's extinct moa).
So in the data quality page, should something marked fossil not be marked "recent evidence of organism"? They seem incompatible.
I made this field to help keep track of the occasional fossil observation that's added.
We used to track fossils as one of the drop-down values in our field "Animal sign and song" but that wasn't as elegant (e.g., there were fossil plants). Having a separate fossil field also allows us to also add "Animal sign and song" to observations with values like "Shell/exoskeleton", or "Scat" for the coprolites.