MKFE Specimen card

[The Amateur Paleontologist]

Hey everyone,

 

I'm currently working on my specimen cards for my MKFE Nº2. Could you tell me if there's any point that's missing?

 

Informal name:  ____________________________________________

 

Taxonomy:  _______________________________________________

 

Genus and species:  ________________________________________

 

Part of the organism: ________________________________________

 

Author citation:  ____________________________________________

 

Geological age: ____________________________________________

 

Lithology: _________________________________________________

 

Stratigraphy:  ______________________________________________

 

Measurements: ____________________________________________

 

Collector: _________________________________________________

 

Collection date: ____________________________________________

 

Collection site: _____________________________________________

 

Collection method(s):  _______________________________________

 

Preparation method(s): ______________________________________

 

Worth donation:       YES                NO                  MAYBE

 

Worth Danekræ:      YES                NO                  MAYBE

 

Supplementary notes: _______________________________________

 _____________________________________________________________________________________

 _____________________________________________________________________________________

 

 

If you're puzzled by the term "danekræ" above, it's just a word that is used to represent objects of natural history that are of national importance to Danemark and belong to the State.

 

Thanks for the help

 

Christian

[Troodon]

Looks super better than most I've seen.

Here is Fossilworks page anything that strikes you that you would like to add?

 

 

 

 

 

[The Amateur Paleontologist]

Thanks  Yeah, maybe sister taxa and synonyms? I'd have to dig a bit through the papers for that info - which I don't mind 

[DPS Ammonite]

One thing that I would add, that is lacking in almost all labels/notes with fossils is: who identified the fossil using what resources. An ammonite fossil identified by a degreed paleontologist with a specialty in ammonites holds more weight than a dealer who specializes in sulphides. For many of my fossils I would say that I identified them using XYZ papers/books. @Fossildude19 (A good feature to add to collections.)

 

Also, do not preprint all of your specimen cards to fill out with ink. I find that there is often too much or too little space to write in each section or point. Write them on your computer so that you can vary the amount of space for each section or point. 

 

Consider taking a photo of each fossil to keep with their info.

 

What is MKFE?: Mons Klint ?????

[The Amateur Paleontologist]

@DPS Ammonite thanks for the information  

MKFE stands for Møns Klint Fossil Excavation.. You can find more about it in the first post of this thread

[Fossildude19]

37 minutes ago, DPS Ammonite said:

 For many of my fossils I would say that I identified them using XYZ papers/books. @Fossildude19 (A good feature to add to collections.)

Thanks for the idea, John.  I like it. 

For the time being, I would add that information to the  Extra info area.   

[Sagebrush Steve]

I always record the GPS coordinates of my finds, although they are not something I typically share with others.   One set of coordinates that can get me back to a dig site is usually enough, although if it is a large site I might record more than one set.