Laser scan data of Ediacaran fossils sites from Newfoundland Canada

This dataset contains laser scan data of Ediacaran fossils from Mistaken Point Ecological Reserve and Discovery Geopark, Newfoundland, Canada and from casts of Ediacaran fossil surfaces housed in the Sedgwick Museum, University of Cambridge, UK. These data were collected across two weeks in August 2024 using a Faro Quantum Scan Arm with a v6 laser-line probe. The data comes from 2 sites in Mistaken Point: D surface has 32 scans, 11.5GB and Gully G surface with 38 scans, 145Gb. There was data from 5 surfaces in the Discovery Geopark: CT7 had 9 scans, 28.3Gb, Mel15 had 7 scans of 11.5GB, Sandy Point had 13 scans of 42Gb and from casts there were 33 scans of MUN surface (110Gb) and 36 scans of H5 (115GB). These data will be used to reconstruct the community ecology using spatial point process analyses and Bayesian network inference. This data set is part of an project to understand the eco-evolutionary dynamics of early animal communities.

Date (Creation): 2025-01-02

Citation identifier: http://data.bgs.ac.uk/id/dataHolding/13608335

Point of contact

Organisation name	Individual name	Electronic mail address	Role
University of Cambridge	Emily Mitchell	not available	Originator
British Geological Survey	Enquiries	not available	Distributor
British Geological Survey	Enquiries	not available	Point of contact

Maintenance and update frequency: notApplicable

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

Geology

BGS Thesaurus of Geosciences

Palaeontology
Fossils
NGDC Deposited Data
Evolution

dataCentre

NGDC Deposited Data

Keywords

NERC_DDC

Access constraints: Other restrictions

Other constraints: restricted

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Use constraints: Other restrictions

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Other constraints: Either: (i) the dataset is made freely available, e.g. via the Internet, for a restricted category of use (e.g. educational use only); or (ii) the dataset has not been formally approved by BGS for access and use by external clients under licence, but its use may be permitted under alternative formal arrangements; or (iii) the dataset contains 3rd party data or information obtained by BGS under terms and conditions that must be consulted in order to determine the permitted usage of the dataset. Refer to the BGS staff member responsible for the creation of the dataset if further advice is required. He / she should be familiar with the composition of the dataset, particularly with regard to 3rd party IPR contained in it, and any resultant use restrictions. This staff member should revert to the IPR Section ( ipr@bgs.ac.uk) for advice, should the position not be clear.

Language: English

Topic category

Geoscientific information

Geographic identifier: CA
ISO 3166_1 alpha-2 2009 revision

Geographic identifier: CAN
ISO 3166_1 alpha-3 2009 revision

Geographic identifier: CANADA [id=710000]
British Geological Survey Gazetteer: Geographical hierarchy from Geosaurus 1979 creation

Begin date: 2024-08-15

End date: 2024-08-30

Unique resource identifier: WGS 84 (EPSG::4326)

Distribution format

Name	Version
Geomagic wrap files (.wrp)

Distributor contact

Organisation name	Individual name	Electronic mail address	Role
British Geological Survey	Enquiries	not available	Distributor

OnLine resource

Protocol	Linkage	Name
	https://webapps.bgs.ac.uk/services/ngdc/accessions/index.html#item186780	Data

Hierarchy level: Dataset

Other: dataset

Conformance result

Title: INSPIRE Implementing rules laying down technical arrangements for the interoperability and harmonisation of Geology

Date (Publication): 2011

Explanation: See the referenced specification

Pass: No

Conformance result

Title: Commission Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services

Date (Publication): 2010-12-08

Explanation: See http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2010:323:0011:0102:EN:PDF

Pass: No

Statement: The laser scans were made using a Faro Quantum ScanArm with a v6 Laser-line probe, using the protocols developed in Mitchell et al. 2019.