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Integration of Global-Scale Geologic Databases: Fossil and Sedimentary Examples Allister Rees The University of Arizona Google search: Allister Rees

Sedimentary Rocks Fossils PGAP (Paleogeographic Atlas Project): > records from localities CSS (Climate Sensitive Sediments): >12500 records from 3500 localities OSR (Oil Source Rocks): ~2000 records from 1500 localities PBOT (Paleobotany): >20000 records from 2000 localities DINO (Dinosaurs): >4000 records from 1100 localities DATABASES - SUMMARY Geographic (Spatial): global Age (Temporal): Paleozoic, Mesozoic, Cenozoic (~550 million years ago to Recent) Source: literature-based (each record is tied to a reference) Coverage

Graphic Correlation Database: GCDB PGAPLITH PBOT PGAPCSS DINO OSR

Sedimentary Rocks Fossils PGAP (Paleogeographic Atlas Project): > records from localities CSS (Climate Sensitive Sediments): >12500 records from 3500 localities OSR (Oil Source Rocks): ~2000 records from 1500 localities PBOT (Paleobotany): >20000 records from 2000 localities DINO (Dinosaurs): >4000 records from 1100 localities DATABASES - SUMMARY Geographic (Spatial): global Age (Temporal): Paleozoic, Mesozoic, Cenozoic (~550 million years ago to Recent) Coverage PBDB (The Paleobiology Database): > records from localities

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Sedimentary Rocks Fossils PGAP (Paleogeographic Atlas Project): > records from localities CSS (Climate Sensitive Sediments): >12500 records from 3500 localities OSR (Oil Source Rocks): ~2000 records from 1500 localities PBOT (Paleobotany): >20000 records from 2000 localities DINO (Dinosaurs): >4000 records from 1100 localities PBDB (The Paleobiology Database): > records from localities DATABASES - SUMMARY Geographic (Spatial): global Age (Temporal): Paleozoic, Mesozoic, Cenozoic (~550 million years ago to Recent) Coverage Alaska locality: fossil measurements, descriptions, taxonomic classifications, publication

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