Alaskan Fossil Reports from U.S. Geological Survey

U.S. Geological Survey Branch of Paleontology and Stratigraphy compiled reports on fossil identifications from Alaska. The collection consists of 65 notebooks containing data on fossil type, age, sample locality, collector, author, and report date. Reports are grouped by year but are not indexed.

Use Cases

• Analyze fossil type and age distributions across different sample localities in Alaska.
• Study the historical record of fossil collection by linking collector and author fields to report dates.
• Map fossil discovery sites using sample locality data for spatial paleontological analysis.

Strengths

• Contains data compiled from the authoritative U.S. Geological Survey.
• Collection spans 65 notebooks of compiled fossil reports.

Limitations

• Data is not indexed, complicating search and retrieval.
• Exact temporal coverage and total record count are unknown.
• Access is restricted, requiring written permission for non-USGS employees.

Provenance

Source

U.S. Geological Survey Branch of Paleontology and Stratigraphy.

Collection Method

Compilation of identification reports for fossils collected in Alaska.

Time Range

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Freshness

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Geography

Alaska, USA.