Observation field: Fossil
This is an observation of a fossil
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Observations specifying this field
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Photos / Sounds
WhatCalifornia Horn Snail (Cerithideopsis californica)Observercooper-conservation |
maybe |
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Photos / Sounds
WhatScallops and Allies (Order Pectinida)ObserverezeemoneeDescriptionIn La Jolla Canyon. Probably Eocene or Miocene period fossil. Occasional fossils found in this area but. Ot very abundant. |
yes |
Photos / SoundsWhatTower Snails (Family Turritellidae)ObserverezeemoneeDescriptionIn La Jolla Canyon creekbed. Probably Eocene or Miocene period fossil. Occasional fossils found in this area but not very abundant. |
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Photos / SoundsWhatEldredgeops ranaObserverbennett-sDescriptionThree specimens from the Moscow Formation, part of the Hamilton Group. Age is Givetian (387.7–382.7ma). Windom and Kashong shales and Menteth Limestone members. Composition of area is mudstone, shale, siltstone, sandstone, and limestone. This site also hosts brachiopods, nautiloids, rugose coral, and crinoids, as I will share in separate observations. |
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Photos / SoundsWhatAmmonoids (Subclass Ammonoidea)ObserverbernardomussoiDescriptionDois ammonóides fósseis encontrados numa seção do piso de mármore de um dos andares inferiores do Shopping Eldorado. |
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Photos / SoundsWhatRedwoods and Sequoias (Subfamily Sequoioideae)Observerhelga_smeltDescriptionОкаменелость. Древесина Sequoioxylon sizimanicum (предположительно). Олигоцен, 23-33 млн лет Fossil wood.Sequoioxylon sizimanicum. Oligocene, 23-33 million years old |
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Photos / SoundsWhatSea Anemones and Corals (Class Anthozoa)Observerreptilia888DescriptionFossil |
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Projects Using This Field
La Brea Webs
Fossils of North America
Fossils in New Zealand
Fossils of Russia
Moulting arthropods
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.