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Hey everyone, my brain is mush right now so bear with me as I try to explain what I’m asking. I have what I thought was a pseudo fossil but another member identified it as “probably an internal mold of part of a large inoceramid bivalve such as Inoceramus lamarcki”. Photo of said item below. So, because it resembles a specific genus and species, but I don’t know for sure, how do I go about labeling it? That was just my personal example. I know about using the designation sp. when the species is unknown, and I know there are other designations but I can’t think of them or how they are used. Is there a handy guide for those others? Sorry if what I’m asking is so confusing, it’s -2 F degrees here and my brain is frozen. I can try to clarify if it’s unclear.
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I have started labeling my fossils. But a few questions. For example a Mosasaur and dino from Morocco Theropod dinosaur teeth Abelisaurid indet. Kem Kem Beds, Morocco Late Cretaceous ~95 million years Mosasaur teeth Igdamanosaurus aegyptiacus Oulad Abdoun Basin, Morocco Upper Cretaceous, Maastrichtian (~70 million years) Are these labels right? I wonder about the "Eocene, Ypresian" Does that work or should I do "Eocene Ypresian" ?
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Confusion about cf. and indet. in labeling of specimens
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Hi all, in what situation would we use the following naming conventions? 1) Tyrannosaurid sp. 2) Tyrannosaurid indet. sp. OR Tyrannosaurid indet. (which is correct?) 3) cf. Tyrannosaurid sp. -
As I understand, there are several practices when naming fossils. If I have a confirmed mosasaur tooth in which I know the definite species, I name it: Tylosaurus proriger If I have a mosasaur tooth in which I know the genus, and the species resembles T. proriger, but I am slightly unsure, I name it: Tylosaurus cf. proriger If I have a mosasaur tooth which looks just like T. proriger, but I know it's a different species for sure, I name it: Tylosaurus aff. proriger If I have a mosasaur tooth in which I know the genus but not the species, I label it: Tylosaurus sp. OR Tylosaurus indet. If I have a mosasaur tooth in which I cannot identify the genus, but it resembles the Tylosaurus family, I name it: cf. Tylosaurus sp. Did I get that correct? .sp = 'species' .cf = 'confer' meaning 'compare with' .aff = 'affinis' meaning 'it has affinities of that species' .indet = 'indeterminate' meaning 'there's no way to confirm this' Next up, what if I have a mosasaur tooth that is worn down, but comes from an area with high Tylosaurus density. I know it's probably Tylosaurus, but I can't be sure. Is there any way of labeling a fossil with the message: This is probably a Tylosaurus?
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I know that I should be "marking" my fossils with ID numbers. But I've been reluctant to get started. And have been a little unsure how best to do it or what numbering system to use. I'm sure I'm not the only one. I know this topic has come up a few times. (I'm posting links to similar topics in the past.) BUT to make this one a little different, I'd be interested in seeing images of your "markings." And maybe some encouragement for those of us reluctant to mark. This PDF is a good resource as a start. http://vertpaleo.org/PDFS/7f/7f3a76e9-e87c-4b0a-a893-8e9b53a6efec.pdf AND, some previous topics on record keeping and labeling. http://www.thefossilforum.com/index.php?/topic/43017-record-keeping/?hl=labeling http://www.thefossilforum.com/index.php?/topic/11814-fossil-cataloging/?p=136551&hl=catalog&fromsearch=1#entry136551 http://www.thefossilforum.com/index.php?/topic/12566-logging-or-recording-your-finds/?hl=%2Bwriting+%2Bfossils+%2Brecords#entry143049 http://www.thefossilforum.com/index.php?/topic/38222-white-pen/?hl=labeling#entry420458