thelivingdead531 Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FranzBernhard Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 (edited) 28 minutes ago, thelivingdead531 said: mush right now 28 minutes ago, thelivingdead531 said: my brain is frozen LOL!! Seriously, I would not go too deep into that taxonomic details. Why not just writing: "Probably a partial internal mold of a large inoceramid such as Inoceramus lamarcki” . Not enough space on your label? Choose a finer print . Franz Berhard Edited January 6, 2022 by FranzBernhard 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 45 minutes ago, thelivingdead531 said: Is there a handy guide for those others? Here are the possibilities: Taxon Degree of certainty Inoceramus lamarcki ------------- Taxon definitely identified. Inoceramus cf. I. lamarcki -------- Taxon compared with named species. Inoceramus aff. I. lamarcki ------ Taxon has affinities with named species. Inoceramus? lamarcki ------------ Species questionably assigned to genus. Inoceramus lamarcki?-------------Species doubtful, but assigned to correct genus. ?Inoceramus lamarcki-------------Entire assignment doubtful. Here's a helpful paper on the general subject: Paleontologic Terminology.pdf 8 Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R0b Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 (edited) Wouldn’t “Steinkern cf Inomacerus lamarcki” or “cf Inoceramid steinkern” work? edit I saw Ludwigia’s reply probably better to follow that Edited January 6, 2022 by R0b 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thelivingdead531 Posted January 6, 2022 Author Share Posted January 6, 2022 15 minutes ago, Ludwigia said: Here are the possibilities: Taxon Degree of certainty Inoceramus lamarcki ------------- Taxon definitely identified. Inoceramus cf. I. lamarcki -------- Taxon compared with named species. Inoceramus aff. I. lamarcki ------ Taxon has affinities with named species. Inoceramus? lamarcki ------------ Species questionably assigned to genus. Inoceramus lamarcki?-------------Species doubtful, but assigned to correct genus. ?Inoceramus lamarcki-------------Entire assignment doubtful. Here's a helpful paper on the general subject: Paleontologic Terminology.pdf 394.39 kB · 2 downloads This is what I was thinking of! About where to place “?” and the different abbreviations and what they mean. Thank you! I didn’t quite know how to search it up. 33 minutes ago, FranzBernhard said: Seriously, I would not go too deep into that taxonomic details. Why not just writing: "Probably a partial internal mold of a large inoceramid such as Inoceramus lamarcki” . Not enough space on your label? Choose a finer print . I can definitely write that, though I will have to write pretty small. I was also just wondering as a general thing, for possible future use. Thanks for the help! 19 minutes ago, R0b said: Wouldn’t “Steinkern cf Inomacerus lamarcki” or “cf Inoceramid steinkern” work? edit I saw Ludwigia’s reply probably better to follow that Yup! I just couldn’t remember the abbreviations and what they meant or how to use them. That’s what I was mainly asking about but my brain just couldn’t convey that. I appreciate the help! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 2 minutes ago, thelivingdead531 said: This is what I was thinking of! About where to place “?” and the different abbreviations and what they mean. Thank you! I didn’t quite know how to search it up. You're welcome. The paper I gave you is very helpful in this respect. Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thelivingdead531 Posted January 6, 2022 Author Share Posted January 6, 2022 39 minutes ago, Ludwigia said: You're welcome. The paper I gave you is very helpful in this respect. Yes it is, and answered a lot of questions I had. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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