All BGS Raw Biostratigraphy Collections And Data

A comprehensive collection of British fossil specimens and records compiled over 150 years of palaeontological collecting and research. Also includes all associated paper data, registers, indexes of locality and storage and reports of conclusions. The specimens have variable scattered coverage mostly within the UK and Ireland but there are some overseas data. Some specimens are sited accurately to less than 1 metre, whilst some specimens have accuracies of several kilometres. Includes both locality based biostratigraphic material, plus significant type, figured and cited samples of taxonomic importance. Specimens collected by Survey geologists throughout history of Survey, with some donated specimens (e.g. the Geological Society of London Collection) predating 1835, material is still being added. The collection includes hand specimens, casts & moulds, microfossil slides & cut sections and also registers containing identifications and locality information. The specimens have various uses within biostratigraphy and taxonomy. The data have key attribute data such as locality, stratigraphic age, matrix lithology, taxonomy, etc that could be used for linking in other datasets. Access and use of the data is subject to current policies, inline with MDA's (Museum Documentation Association) Spectrum guidelines and MLA's (Museum Libraries Archives Council) Accreditation guidelines. The collection can be viewed by loan or visit, whilst copies of the associated paper data can be made available as photocopy, scan, spreadsheet, etc., subject to certain constraints and conditions.
 
Citation proposal
Enquiries (British Geological Survey). All BGS Raw Biostratigraphy Collections And Data. https://metadata.bgs.ac.uk/geonetwork/srv/api/records/9df8df52-d7d2-37a8-e044-0003ba9b0d98

Simple

Date ( Creation )
1800
Identifier
http://data.bgs.ac.uk/id/dataHolding/13480433

  Distributor

  0115 936 3276 

  Originator

  0115 936 3276 

  Point of contact

  0115 936 3276 

  Custodian

  0115 936 3276 
Maintenance and update frequency
daily Daily
GEMET - INSPIRE themes
  • Geology
BGS Thesaurus of Geosciences
  • Palaeontology , Biostratigraphy , Fossils
Keywords
  • NERC_DDC
Access constraints
otherRestrictions Other restrictions
Use constraints
otherRestrictions Other restrictions
Other constraints
The copyright of materials derived from the British Geological Survey's work is vested in the Natural Environment Research Council [NERC]. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the prior permission of the copyright holder, via the BGS Intellectual Property Rights Manager. Use by customers of information provided by the BGS, is at the customer's own risk. In view of the disparate sources of information at BGS's disposal, including such material donated to BGS, that BGS accepts in good faith as being accurate, the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) gives no warranty, expressed or implied, as to the quality or accuracy of the information supplied, or to the information's suitability for any use. NERC/BGS accepts no liability whatever in respect of loss, damage, injury or other occurence however caused.
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.
Denominator
10000
Metadata language
English English
Topic category
  • Geoscientific information
Geographic identifier
WORLD [id=100000]

 

Date ( Creation )
1979

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S
E
W


Supplemental Information
Data and collections predate the BGS in part. The level of spatial detail is as accurate as the information available relating to any locality and specimen and the most recent identification and interpretation of that data. Interpretations have changed over the years, so no logical consistency can be drawn.

Reference System Information

No information provided.
Distribution format
  • PAPER ()

  • DIGITAL ()

  • MATERIAL ()

  • SPECIMENS ()

  Distributor

  0115 936 3276 
OnLine resource
BGS Homepage  

The BGS Homepage is an entry point to the BGS data services.

Hierarchy level
dataset Dataset

Conformance result

Date ( Publication )
2011
Explanation
See the referenced specification
Pass
false

Conformance result

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
false
Statement
Specimens and records compiled since the start of BGS, due largely to mapping activities.

gmd:MD_Metadata

File identifier
9df8df52-d7d2-37a8-e044-0003ba9b0d98   XML
Metadata language
English English
Hierarchy level
dataset Dataset
Date stamp
2021-10-14
Metadata standard version
2.3

  Point of contact

Dataset URI
http://data.bgs.ac.uk/id/dataHolding/13480433
 
 

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