Ohio University Invertebrate Paleontology Collection

Alycia Stigall

doi:10.15468/sojgb9

Ohio University Invertebrate Paleontology Collection

Citation

Stigall A (2016). Ohio University Invertebrate Paleontology Collection. Version 7.1. Ohio University, Invertebrate Paleontology Collection. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/sojgb9 accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-12-14.

Description

This collection is composed primarily of shallow marine invertebrate fossils collected from Ohio and adjacent states. A key strength is the Jack Kallmeyer collection, which includes over 8000 specimens from the Late Ordovician of the greater Cincinnati region.

Purpose

Data set was developed to catalog collections within the Ohio University Invertebrate Paleontology Collection, to provide that data to the public, and for use within the Digital Atlas of Ordovician Life website (www.ordovicianatlas.org)

Sampling Description

Study Extent

Ohio, Indiana, and Kentucky, USA within the Ordovician outcrop belt

Sampling

Field collections made by avocational paleontologists over 30 field seasons. Specimens were collected from surface float, in situ methods, and sieving of collected mud.

Quality Control

Specimens were identified to species and georeferenced by Ohio University personnel based on detailed field notes by the avocational collector.

Method steps

Specimens were identified to species using field guides (Fossils of Ohio, Cincinnati Fossils) and primary literature by undergraduate students. Identifications were verified by MS student Hannah Brame. Georeferencing followed iDigBio best practices by Brame and undergraduate students. Data were entered into a Specify Database for management by MS students Brame, Jennifer Bauer, and Adriane Lam with assistance of undergraduate employees.

Taxonomic Coverages

Taxonomic focus is on Paleozoic shallow marine invertebrates

Cephalopoda
rank: class
Gatropoda
common name: Snails rank: class
Brachiopoda
rank: phylum
Trilobita
common name: Trilobites rank: class
Cnidaria
rank: phylum
Bivalvia
common name: Clams rank: class
Crinoidea
rank: class
Echinodermata
rank: phylum
Porifera
common name: Sponges rank: class
Edrioasteroidea
rank: class

Geographic Coverages

The majority of the specimens in the OU Invertebrate Paleontology Collection are from Ohio and adjacent states, which a heavy geographic concentration in the Cincinnati, Ohio region.

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Alycia Stigall
originator
position: Associate Professor
Ohio University
Department of Geological Sciences
Athens
45701
OH
US
Telephone: +01 740-593-0393
email: stigall@ohio.edu
homepage: http://www.ohio.edu/people/stigall/

Alycia Stigall
metadata author
position: Associate Professor
Ohio University
Department of Geological Sciences
Athens
45701
OH
US
Telephone: +01 740-593-0393
email: stigall@ohio.edu
homepage: http://www.ohio.edu/people/stigall/

David Bloom
programmer
position: Programmer
VertNet
email: dbloom@vertnet.org
homepage: http://www.vertnet.org

Adriane Lam
point of contact
position: Graduate Student
Ohio University
Department of Geological Sciences
Athens
45701
OH
US
email: al211513@ohio.edu
homepage: http://www.ohio.edu/paleo/index.htm

Alycia Stigall
principal investigator
position: Associate Professor
Ohio University
Department of Geological Sciences
Athens
45701
OH
US
Telephone: +01 740-593-0393
email: stigall@ohio.edu
homepage: http://www.ohio.edu/people/stigall/

Alycia Stigall
administrative point of contact
position: Associate Professor
Ohio University
Department of Geological Sciences
Athens
45701
OH
US
Telephone: +01 740-593-0393
email: stigall@ohio.edu
homepage: http://www.ohio.edu/people/stigall/