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Article: A standard protocol for documenting modern and fossil ichnological data

Palaeontology Cover Image - Volume 61 Part 4
Publication: Palaeontology
Volume: 61
Part: 4
Publication Date: July 2018
Page(s): 469 480
Author(s): Peter L. Falkingham, Karl T. Bates, Marco Avanzini, Matthew Bennett, Emese M. Bordy, Brent H. Breithaupt, Diego Castanera, Paolo Citton, Ignacio Díaz‐Martínez, Jim O. Farlow, Anthony R. Fiorillo, Stephen M. Gatesy, Patrick Getty, Kevin G. Hatala, Jahn J. Hornung, James A. Hyatt, Hendrik Klein, Jens N. Lallensack, Anthony J. Martin, Daniel Marty, Neffra A. Matthews, Christian A. Meyer, Jesper Milàn, Nicholas J. Minter, Novella L. Razzolini, Anthony Romilio, Steven W. Salisbury, Lara Sciscio, Ikuko Tanaka, Ashleigh L. A. Wiseman, L. D. Xing, and Matteo Belvedere
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FALKINGHAM, P.L., BATES, K.T., AVANZINI, M., BENNETT, M., BORDY, E.M., BREITHAUPT, B.H., CASTANERA, D., CITTON, P., DíAZ‐MARTíNEZ, I., FARLOW, J.O., FIORILLO, A.R., GATESY, S.M., GETTY, P., HATALA, K.G., HORNUNG, J.J., HYATT, J.A., KLEIN, H., LALLENSACK, J.N., MARTIN, A.J., MARTY, D., MATTHEWS, N.A., MEYER, C.A., MILàN, J., MINTER, N.J., RAZZOLINI, N.L., ROMILIO, A., SALISBURY, S.W., SCISCIO, L., TANAKA, I., WISEMAN, A.L.A., XING, L.D., BELVEDERE, M. 2018. A standard protocol for documenting modern and fossil ichnological data. Palaeontology, 61, 4, 469-480. DOI: 10.1111/pala.12373

Author Information

  • Peter L. Falkingham - School of Natural Science & Psychology Liverpool John Moores University Liverpool UK
  • Karl T. Bates - Institute of Ageing & Chronic Disease Liverpool University Liverpool UK
  • Marco Avanzini - Museo delle Scienze Corso del Lavoro e della Scienza 3 38122 Trento Italy
  • Matthew Bennett - Institute for Studies in Landscapes & Human Evolution Faculty of Science & Technology Bournemouth University Talbot Campus Fern Barrow Poole BH12 5BB UK
  • Emese M. Bordy - Department of Geological Sciences University of Cape Town Cape Town 7700 South Africa
  • Brent H. Breithaupt - Bureau of Land Management Wyoming State Office 5353 Yellowstone Rd Cheyenne Wyoming 82009 USA
  • Diego Castanera - Bayerische Staatssammlung für Paläontologie und Geologie and GeoBioCenter Ludwig‐Maximilians‐Universität Munich Richard‐Wagner‐Str. 10 D‐80333 Munich Germany
  • Paolo Citton - CONICET – Instituto de Investigación en Paleobiología y Geología Universidad Nacional de Río Negro Av. Roca 1242, General Roca 8332 Río Negro Argentina
  • Ignacio Díaz‐Martínez - CONICET – Instituto de Investigación en Paleobiología y Geología Universidad Nacional de Río Negro Av. Roca 1242, General Roca 8332 Río Negro Argentina
  • Jim O. Farlow - Department of Biology Purdue University‐Fort Wayne 2101 East Coliseum Boulevard Fort Wayne IN 46805 USA
  • Anthony R. Fiorillo - Perot Museum of Nature & Science 2201 North Field Street Dallas TX 75201 USA
  • Stephen M. Gatesy - Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Brown University Providence RI 02912 USA
  • Patrick Getty - Department of Geology Collin College Spring Creek Campus, 2800 E Spring Creek Parkway Plano TX 75074 USA
  • Kevin G. Hatala - Department of Biology Chatham University Woodland Rd Pittsburgh PA 15232 USA
  • Jahn J. Hornung - Niedersächsisches Landesmuseum Hannover Willy‐Brandt‐Allee 5 30169 Hannover Germany
  • James A. Hyatt - Department of Environmental Earth Science Eastern Connecticut State University 83 Windham Street Willimantic CT 06226 USA
  • Hendrik Klein - Saurierwelt Paläontologisches Museum Alte Richt 7 D‐92318 Neumarkt Germany
  • Jens N. Lallensack - Steinmann Institute University of Bonn Nussallee 8 53115 Bonn Germany
  • Anthony J. Martin - Department of Environmental Sciences Emory University Atlanta GA 30322 USA
  • Daniel Marty - Natural History Museum Basel Augustingergasse 2 CH‐4001 Basel Switzerland
  • Neffra A. Matthews - Bureau of Land Management National Operations Center PO Box 25047 Denver CO 80225‐0047 USA
  • Christian A. Meyer - Department of Environmental Sciences University of Basel Bernoullistrasse 32 CH‐4056 Basel Switzerland
  • Jesper Milàn - Geomuseum Faxe Østervej 2 4640 Faxe Denmark
  • Nicholas J. Minter - School of Earth & Environmental Sciences University of Portsmouth Burnaby Building, Burnaby Road Portsmouth Hampshire PO1 3QL UK
  • Novella L. Razzolini - Museu de la Conca Dellà Carrer del Museu, 4 E‐25650 Isona (Lleida, Catalunya) Spain
  • Anthony Romilio - School of Biological Sciences The University of Queensland Brisbane QLD 4072 Australia
  • Steven W. Salisbury - School of Biological Sciences The University of Queensland Brisbane QLD 4072 Australia
  • Lara Sciscio - Department of Geological Sciences University of Cape Town Cape Town South Africa
  • Ikuko Tanaka - Division of Earth & Planetary Sciences Graduate School of Science Kyoto University Kyoto Japan
  • Ashleigh L. A. Wiseman - School of Natural Science & Psychology Liverpool John Moores University Liverpool UK
  • L. D. Xing - State Key Laboratory of Biogeology & Environmental Geology China University of Geosciences Beijing China
  • L. D. Xing - School of the Earth Sciences & Resources China University of Geosciences Beijing China
  • Matteo Belvedere - Section d'archéologie et paléontologie Office de la Culture Paléontologie A16, Hôtel des Halles PO Box 64 CH‐2900 Porrentruy 2 Switzerland

Publication History

  • Issue published online: 12 June 2018
  • Manuscript Accepted: 23 April 2018
  • Manuscript Received: 13 December 2017

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Abstract

The collection and dissemination of vertebrate ichnological data is struggling to keep up with techniques that are becoming commonplace in the wider palaeontological field. A standard protocol is required to ensure that data is recorded, presented and archived in a manner that will be useful both to contemporary researchers, and to future generations. Primarily, our aim is to make the 3D capture of ichnological data standard practice, and to provide guidance on how such 3D data can be communicated effectively (both via the literature and other means) and archived openly and in perpetuity. We recommend capture of 3D data, and the presentation of said data in the form of photographs, false‐colour images, and interpretive drawings. Raw data (3D models of traces) should always be provided in a form usable by other researchers (i.e. in an open format). If adopted by the field as a whole, the result will be a more robust and uniform literature, supplemented by unparalleled availability of datasets for future workers.

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