London registers document microfossil analyses conducted primarily by FW Anderson during the 1950s and 1960s. The collection is organized into 41 volumes for Mesozoic ostracods, 11 volumes for Tertiary foraminifera, and additional volumes for Carboniferous, Jurassic, and Cretaceous specimens. It includes older collections from Davis (1935) and Burrows (1948), covering ostracods, foraminifera, charophytes, and holothurians.
Use Cases
- Cross-reference specimen identifications with the SAM dataset for integrated paleontological cataloging.
- Analyze the distribution of ostracod and foraminifera specimens across recorded localities and boreholes.
- Study temporal trends in microfossil collections using remarks and cross-referencing data from the 1930s to 1960s.
- Categorize specimen identifications by geological period (Mesozoic, Tertiary, Carboniferous) as defined in the volume structure.
Strengths
- Collection spans over three decades of primary analysis work from the 1950s and 1960s.
- Organized into a structured system of at least 41 volumes for Mesozoic specimens alone.
- Includes historically significant older collections from researchers Davis (1935) and Burrows (1948).
Limitations
- Identifications are noted as 'patchy' for Cretaceous microfossils and 'few' for Jurassic specimens, indicating incomplete labeling.
- Sample data and specific row/column counts are unavailable, limiting assessment of dataset scale and structure.
- Geographic focus is primarily on London, which may limit applicability to other regions.
Provenance
- Source
- British Geological Survey (BGS)
- Collection Method
- Registers of analyses carried out by FW Anderson and others, compiling older collections.
- Time Range
- Primarily 1950s and 1960s, includes collections from 1935 and 1948.
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- London, based on analyses and localities/boreholes recorded.