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GSA Annual Meeting in Denver, Colorado, USA - 2016

Session No. 105
Monday, 26 September 2016: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Mile High Ballroom 4C (Colorado Convention Center)

T138. Fossil Specimens 0's and 1'€™s: Databases, Standards, & Mobilization

Paleontological Society; iDigBio; STEPPE; University of Colorado Museum of Natural History; Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History; Paleontological Research Institution Department of Paleobiology
Talia S. Karim, Holly Little, Amanda Millhouse, Gil Nelson and Shelley James, Advocates
105-1
8:00 AM
EVOLUTION OF A DATABASE: FROM EXCEL TO SPECIFY AND THE ERA OF MODERN DATA PUBLISHING
KARIM, Talia S., University of Colorado Museum of Natural History, University of Colorado, 265 UCB, Boulder, CO 80309 and SMITH, Dena, Sedimentary Geology and Paleobiology, National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA 22230, talia.karim@colorado.edu
105-2
8:15 AM
THE COMPLEXITIES OF FOSSIL DATA ADVANCES: AN APPROACH BY THE SMITHSONIAN NMNH DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY
LITTLE, Holly and MILLHOUSE, Amanda, Department of Paleobiology, Smithsonian Institution - National Museum of Natural History, 10th & Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20560, LittleH@si.edu
105-3
8:30 AM
BROAD CITIZEN-SCIENCE ENGAGEMENT, ENHANCED PRESERVATION OF METADATA, AND PUBLIC ACCESSIBILITY OF INDIANA’S FOSSIL RECORD USING AN INTEGRATED DIGITAL REPOSITORY AND COLLECTION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM USING A DISTRIBUTED FRAMEWORK CONNECTED BY DARWIN CORE
MOTZ, Gary J.1, JOHNSON, Claudia C.1, NJAU, Jackson K.1, POLLY, P. David1, LAHERTY, Jennifer2 and HASENMUELLER, Nancy R.3, (1)Department of Geological Sciences, Indiana University, 1001 E. Tenth St., Bloomington, IN 47405-1405, (2)Indiana University Libraries, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405, (3)Indiana Geological Survey, Indiana University, 611 North Walnut Grove Avenue, Bloomington, IN 47405, garymotz@indiana.edu
105-4
8:45 AM
BUILDING A CUSTOM RELATIONAL DATABASE FOR THE CURATION OF SEDIMENTARY GEOCHEMICAL DATA IN THE LAB
FARRELL, Úna C. and SPERLING, Erik A., Department of Geological Sciences, Stanford University, 450 Serra Mall, Bldg. 320, Palo Alto, CA 94305, ufarrell@stanford.edu
105-5
9:00 AM
INCREASING THE RESEARCH POTENTIAL OF DIGITIZED FOSSILS: A PILOT STUDY USING SPECIFY TO ATTACH STABLE ISOTOPE DATA TO VOUCHERED MUSEUM SPECIMENS
MORAN, Sean M.1, HULBERT, Richard C.1, BROWN, Warren H.2 and MACFADDEN, Bruce J.1, (1)Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida, PO Box 117800, Gainesville, FL 32611, (2)Florida Museum of Natural History, Office of Museum Technology, University of Florida, PO Box 117800, Gainesville, FL 32611, smmoran@ufl.edu
Handouts
  • Moran_GSA 2016.pdf (2.6 MB)
    • 105-6
    9:15 AM
    ADVANCING REPRODUCIBLE SCIENCE FROM PHYSICAL SAMPLES: IGSN AND THE ISAMPLES RESEARCH COORDINATION NETWORK (Invited Presentation)
    LEHNERT, Kerstin Annette, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory 61 Route 9W, Columbia Univ, 61 Route 9W, Palisades, NY 10964 and CARTER, Megan, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University, 61 Route 9W, Palisades, NY 10964, lehnert@ldeo.columbia.edu
    105-7
    9:30 AM
    PALEOBIOLOGY SPECIMEN DATA AND THE ROLE OF DATA AGGREGATORS – THE IDIGBIO PERSPECTIVE
    JAMES, Shelley, iDigBio, Florida Museum of Natural History, Gainesville, FL 32611 and NELSON, Gil, iDigBio, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306, sjames@flmnh.ufl.edu
    105-8
    9:45 AM
    DATA USE AND QUALITY AS RELATED TO IDIGPALEO
    BUTTS, Susan H., Peabody Museum of Natural History, Yale University, 170 Whitney Avenue, New Haven, CT 06520-8118, KARIM, Talia S., University of Colorado Museum of Natural History, University of Colorado, 265 UCB, Boulder, CO 80309, KAUFMAN, Seth, Whirl-i-Gig, PO Box 672, Greenport, NY 11944, NORRIS, Christopher A., Division of Vertebrate Paleontology, Peabody Museum of Natural History, Yale University, 170 Whitney Avenue, P.O. Box 208118, New Haven, CT 06520-8118 and SMITH, Dena, Sedimentary Geology and Paleobiology, National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA 22230, susan.butts@yale.edu
    Handouts
  • gsa 2016 butts.pdf (1.9 MB)
    • 105-9
    10:00 AM
    INTEGRATING PALEONTOLOGICAL AND NEONTOLOGICAL DATA ACROSS TIME AND SPACE
    UHEN, Mark, Department of Atmospheric, Oceanic and Earth Sciences, George Mason University, MS 6E2, Fairfax, VA 22030, muhen@gmu.edu
    105-10
    10:15 AM
    LINKING DATA SILOS VIA FUZZY MATCHING ALGORITHMS
    LAUTERS, Jonathan David, Florida State University, 731 Rundell St, Iowa City, IA 52240 and NELSON, Gil, iDigBio, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306, jonathan.lauters@gmail.com
    105-11
    10:30 AM
    THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HIGH-RESOLUTION X-RAY CT FACILITY AND DIGIMORPH.ORG: PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE
    MAISANO, Jessica A., Jackson School of Geosciences, The University of Texas, 2275 Speedway Stop C9000, Austin, TX 78712, maisano@jsg.utexas.edu
    105-12
    10:45 AM
    MORPHOSOURCE: A VIRTUAL MUSEUM AND ARCHIVE FOR RESEARCHER-GENERATED 3D DATA ON MUSEUM SPECIMENS
    BOYER, Doug M., Department of Evolutionary Anthropology, Duke University, Box 90383, 130 Science Drive, Biological Sciences Building, Durham, NC 27708, MCGEARY, Timothy, Duke University Library Information Technology Services, Duke University, box 90196, Bostock Library, Durham, NC 27708, KAUFMAN, Seth, Whirl-i-Gig, PO Box 672, Greenport, NY 11944 and GUNNELL, Gregg F., Division of Fossil Primates, Duke Lemur Center, Duke University, Durham, NC 27705, douglasmb@gmail.com
    105-13
    11:00 AM
    PALEO-GEOREFERENCING AND DEEP TIME VIZUALIZATION OF LOCALITY DATA
    MOLINEUX, Ann1, URBAN, Tomislav2, APPLETON, Liath E.1, WILLIAMS, Timothy J.1 and GENTLE Jr., John2, (1)Non-vertebrate Paleontology Laboratory, Jackson School of Geosciences, University of Texas at Austin, J.J.Pickle Research Campus, 10100 Burnet Road, Austin, TX 78758, (2)Texas Advanced Computing Center, The University of Texas at Austin, Research Office Complex, Bldg 196, J.J.Pickle Research Campus, 10100 Burnet Rd, Austin, TX 78758-4497, annm@austin.utexas.edu
    105-14
    11:15 AM
    FROM FIELD COLLECTIONS TO DIGITAL DATA: A WORKFLOW AND DIGITIZATION PIPELINE FOR RECONSTRUCTION OF A CRETACEOUS MACROFLORA (Invited Presentation)
    CONTRERAS, Dori L., Integrative Biology & University of California Museum of Paleontology, University of California, Berkeley, 1101 Valley Life Sciences Bldg, Berkeley, CA 94720, dorilynne@berkeley.edu
    105-15
    11:30 AM
    USE OF DAMS WITHIN A MUSEUM CONTEXT
    SNYDER, Rebecca, National Museum of National History, Smithsonian Institution, 10th Street & Constitution Avenue, NW, MRC: 136, Washington, DC 20650-0136, snyderr@si.edu
    105-16
    11:45 AM
    YE OLDE FOSSILS OF THE USGS -- THE ADVENTURE CONTINUES
    STAMM, Nancy R.1, SOLLER, David R.1 and WARDWELL, Robert C.2, (1)U.S. Geological Survey, 908 National Center, Reston, VA 20192, (2)U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Geological Survey, 1300 SE Cardinal Ct. Building 10, Suite 100, Vancouver, WA 98683, nstamm@usgs.gov
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