Observation field: Fossil
This is an observation of a fossil
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Observations specifying this field
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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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Photos / SoundsWhatCnidarians (Phylum Cnidaria)ObserverozarkpoppyDescriptionFossil Conulariid. family find from 40 years ago. has been lost in Mom's flower bed for decades. Ben refound this winter |
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Photos / SoundsWhatScallops and Allies (Order Pectinida)ObserverezeemoneeDescriptionNear Fossil Ridge Trail in Topanga State Park. Occasional shell fossils embedded in boulders in the area. Not a signifiant amount of visible fossils but enough for the trail to get its name. |
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Photos / Sounds
WhatHorn Corals (Infraclass Rugosa)ObserveruroborosDescriptionРугоза
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Photos / SoundsWhatGenus HemipristisObserverpouletnaturesDescriptionFossilized upper Hemipristis Serra tooth |
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Photos / SoundsWhatVenus Clams (Family Veneridae)ObserverezeemoneeDescriptionSighting is for the “clam” in the upper left. Found in Miocene period Monterey formation in Arroyo Seco canyon. Will add more ID detail guesses later after some research. |
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Photos / Sounds
WhatGenus AnadaraObserverezeemoneeDescriptionFound in Miocene period Monterey formation in Arroyo Seco canyon. Will add more ID detail guesses later after some research. |
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Projects Using This Field
La Brea Webs
Fossils of North America
Fossils in New Zealand
Fossils of Russia
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.