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Summary
Dinoflaj is a data set containing a current classification of fossil and living
dinoflagellates down to generic rank, and an index of fossil dinoflagellates at
generic, specific, and infraspecific ranks - 6000 names and 2000 references;
also distributed as GSC Open File 3653.An atlas and index of names and images
of fossil and living dinoflagellates for ... classificatory, taxonomic and
reference purposes.
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N: 90.0

S: -90.0

E: 180.0

W: -180.0

Data Set Citation

Dataset Creator: Government of Canada, Natural Resources Canada, Geological Survey of Canada (Atlantic) Dataset Title: Dinoflaj - Fossil and Living Dinoflagellates Classification Dataset Release Place: Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada Dataset Publisher: Geological Survey of Canada (Atlantic), Natural Resources Canada Online Resource: http://gsca.nrcan.gc.ca/pubprod/dinoflaj

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1997-01-01

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > CANADA VERTICAL LOCATION > SEA FLOOR GEOGRAPHIC REGION > GLOBAL CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA

Science Keywords

BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > PROTISTS > FLAGELLATES PALEOCLIMATE > LAND RECORDS > MICROFOSSILS PALEOCLIMATE > OCEAN/LAKE RECORDS > MICROFOSSILS

ISO Topic Category

BIOTA GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE OCEANS

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Ancillary Keywords

GCMD BIOSTRATIGRAPHY CLASSIFICATION DINOFLAGELLATES Dinoflagellates FOSSILS PALEONTOLOGY PALYNOLOGY PROTISTOLOGY TAXONOMIC STUDIES TAXONOMY

Data Set Progress

IN WORK

Data Center

Geological Survey of Canada-Atlantic, Earth Sciences Sector, Natural Resources Canada Data Center URL: http://gsca.nrcan.gc.ca/ Dataset ID: Dinoflaj Data Center Personnel Name: ROB FENSOME Phone: +01-902-426-2732 Fax: +01-902-426-4465 Email: rfensome at nrcan.gc.ca Contact Address: P.O. Box 1006, 1 Challenger Drive City: Dartmouth Province or State: Nova Scotia Postal Code: B2Y 4A2 Country: Canada

Distribution

Fees: Fees may apply for formatting, media and delivery

Personnel

BARBARA SZLAVKO Role: DIF AUTHOR Phone: +01-902-426-7262 Fax: +01-902-426-6152 Email: bszlavko at nrcan.gc.ca Contact Address: P.O. Box 1006, 1 Challenger Drive City: Dartmouth Province or State: Nova Scotia Postal Code: B2Y 4A2 Country: Canada ROB FENSOME Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT Phone: +01-902-426-2732 Fax: +01-902-426-4465 Email: rfensome at nrcan.gc.ca Contact Address: P.O. Box 1006, 1 Challenger Drive City: Dartmouth Province or State: Nova Scotia Postal Code: B2Y 4A2 Country: Canada

Related URL

Link: View Related Information Description: GeoConnections Discovery Portal. Canada's IDN Node.

Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2002-11-22 Last DIF Revision Date: 2005-04-04 Future DIF Review Date: 2004-11-13

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