Type Localities for organisms and fossils first described from Antarctica

John A. Gibson

doi:10.26179/5d5f84f97b459

Type Localities for organisms and fossils first described from Antarctica

Citation

Gibson J A, AADC D O (2023). Type Localities for organisms and fossils first described from Antarctica. Australian Antarctic Data Centre. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.26179/5d5f84f97b459 accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-08-30.

Description

This data set lists over 300 organisms (74 taxa are fossils) that were first described from locations either on the Antarctic continent, or on islands immediately to the north of the Antarctic Peninsula. Work was completed in early 2000 and does not contain any newer references. Higher level taxonomy have been checked and completed against the Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera (IRMNG) (https://www.irmng.org). Place name locations taken from the SCAR Composite Gazetteer (http://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/gaz/scar/).

Taxonomic Coverages

Geographic Coverages

Antarctica and the Southern Ocean

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

John A. Gibson
originator
position: Antarctic Ecologist
Australian Antarctic Division
203 Channel Highway
Kingston
7050
TAS
AU

DATA OFFICER AADC
metadata author
position: DATA CENTER CONTACT
Australian Antarctic Division
203 Channel Highway
Kingston
7050
TAS
AU
Telephone: +61 3 6232 3244
email: metadata@aad.gov.au
homepage: http://data.aad.gov.au

Johnathan Kool
curator
email: aadcmanager@aad.gov.au
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9902-3522

DATA OFFICER AADC
administrative point of contact
position: DATA CENTER CONTACT
Australian Antarctic Division
203 Channel Highway
Kingston
7050
Tasmania
AU
Telephone: +61 3 6232 3244
email: metadata@aad.gov.au
homepage: http://data.aad.gov.au