Sorry, I meant to say 3.d.i, with my point being that non-numbered taxa on the list such as Gastropoda can be asked as ID.UTF-8 U+6211 U+662F wrote:I disagree. It just says "taxonomic classification". I assume that means classifying identifiable specimens according to the taxonomy on the list.Unome wrote:They are all identifiable classes. Reread 3.d.ii.UTF-8 U+6211 U+662F wrote: By the almighty wisdom of the rules council
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Hmm it says "Numbers indicate that members of that taxon rank should be identifiable to that level" so I'm not sure actuallyUnome wrote:Sorry, I meant to say 3.d.i, with my point being that non-numbered taxa on the list such as Gastropoda can be asked as ID.UTF-8 U+6211 U+662F wrote:I disagree. It just says "taxonomic classification". I assume that means classifying identifiable specimens according to the taxonomy on the list.Unome wrote: They are all identifiable classes. Reread 3.d.ii.
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Your interpretation would prevent asking, for example, to identify a specimen as a brachiopod. I suspect that's not the intention. That statement on the list is a little ambiguous though.UTF-8 U+6211 U+662F wrote:Hmm it says "Numbers indicate that members of that taxon rank should be identifiable to that level" so I'm not sure actuallyUnome wrote:Sorry, I meant to say 3.d.i, with my point being that non-numbered taxa on the list such as Gastropoda can be asked as ID.UTF-8 U+6211 U+662F wrote: I disagree. It just says "taxonomic classification". I assume that means classifying identifiable specimens according to the taxonomy on the list.
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For those interested, UGA posted their invitational tests, which include the Fossils test that I wrote.
Link to tests folder
The high score was around 70 points, with the typical quick drop-off near the top.
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The high score was around 70 points, with the typical quick drop-off near the top.
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What would be some good resources
to find information for each genus, class, order, etc?
to find information for each genus, class, order, etc?
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Honestly, just look everything up. I haven't found a database that even has them all. Go to the library. Check out field guides. There's also info on the wiki page if you go the Fossils page and then click Fossils List. The information is pretty scattershot.Rock&Roll92 wrote:What would be some good resources
to find information for each genus, class, order, etc?
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Adding on to this, I personally just use any website I can find. Don't worry if you can't get all the information, some of the invertebrates are really hard to find resources for. Also, a good field guide to use in addition to the internet is Auduobon's or Smithsonian.UTF-8 U+6211 U+662F wrote:Honestly, just look everything up. I haven't found a database that even has them all. Go to the library. Check out field guides. There's also info on the wiki page if you go the Fossils page and then click Fossils List. The information is pretty scattershot.Rock&Roll92 wrote:What would be some good resources
to find information for each genus, class, order, etc?
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PDFs for textbooks can be helpful along with blogs and sites managed by fossil enthusiastsRock&Roll92 wrote:What would be some good resources
to find information for each genus, class, order, etc?
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On a related note to the Ammonoidea problem a week ago, why does Superorder Selachimorpha have specific genuses and is numbered? Furthermore, why is Genus Carcharocles numbered when it has a specific species under it? The note at the bottom of the fossils list says that "numbers indicate that members of that taxon rank should be identifiable to that level." Because genuses under Selachimorpha are numbered, doesn't that mean that the 52) Superorder Selachimorpha is redundant?
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Honestly, I wouldn't worry about it. If you're able to ID them anyway, it's a moot point.dxu46 wrote:On a related note to the Ammonoidea problem a week ago, why does Superorder Selachimorpha have specific genuses and is numbered? Furthermore, why is Genus Carcharocles numbered when it has a specific species under it? The note at the bottom of the fossils list says that "numbers indicate that members of that taxon rank should be identifiable to that level." Because genuses under Selachimorpha are numbered, doesn't that mean that the 52) Superorder Selachimorpha is redundant?