Crinoid Tube Feet Data for Paleoecological Analysis
by Selina R. Cole·Updated 1mo ago
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Description
A tabular dataset from a paleontological study on crinoids, authored by Selina R. Cole. The data, shared on figshare under a CC-BY-4.0 license, was last updated on May 26, 2026. It is a small file of 8.3 KB, formatted for analysis with an associated R script.
Use Cases
Analyzing the morphology and distribution of tube feet in crinoids based on the study's focus.
Investigating patterns of soft-tissue preservation in fossils as described in the title.
Reproducing the statistical analyses from the original study using the provided R script.
Comparing anatomical features of crinoids to other echinoderm groups.
Strengths
Data is openly licensed under CC-BY-4.0.
Associated R script is provided for reproducibility.
File size of 8.3 KB indicates a focused, manageable dataset.
Limitations
Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection.
Provenance
Source
figshare, authored by Selina R. Cole.
Collection Method
Data analyzed for a specific paleontological study on crinoid tube feet.
Freshness
Last updated 2026-05-26 06:39:47; freshness should be verified.
Data is formatted for use with R; users of other tools may need to adapt it.