Triton, a new species-level database of Cenozoic planktonic foraminiferal occurrences
Abstract Planktonic foraminifera are a major constituent of ocean floor sediments, and thus have one of the most complete fossil records of any organism. Expeditions to sample these sediments have produced large amounts of spatiotemporal occurrence records throughout the Cenozoic, but no single sour...
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| author | Isabel S. Fenton Adam Woodhouse Tracy Aze David Lazarus Johan Renaudie Alexander M. Dunhill Jeremy R. Young Erin E. Saupe |
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| description | Abstract Planktonic foraminifera are a major constituent of ocean floor sediments, and thus have one of the most complete fossil records of any organism. Expeditions to sample these sediments have produced large amounts of spatiotemporal occurrence records throughout the Cenozoic, but no single source exists to house these data. We have therefore created a comprehensive dataset that integrates numerous sources for spatiotemporal records of planktonic foraminifera. This new dataset, Triton, contains >500,000 records and is four times larger than the previous largest database, Neptune. To ensure comparability among data sources, we have cleaned all records using a unified set of taxonomic concepts and have converted age data to the GTS 2020 timescale. Where ages were not absolute (e.g. based on biostratigraphic or magnetostratigraphic zones), we have used generalised additive models to produce continuous estimates. This dataset is an excellent resource for macroecological and macroevolutionary studies, particularly for investigating how species responded to past climatic changes. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-6bd1c7c986bf4bbb9bf6030e931f1b162025-08-20T03:04:18ZengNature PortfolioScientific Data2052-44632021-06-01811910.1038/s41597-021-00942-7Triton, a new species-level database of Cenozoic planktonic foraminiferal occurrencesIsabel S. Fenton0Adam Woodhouse1Tracy Aze2David Lazarus3Johan Renaudie4Alexander M. Dunhill5Jeremy R. Young6Erin E. Saupe7Department of Earth Sciences, University of OxfordSchool of Earth and Environment, University of LeedsSchool of Earth and Environment, University of LeedsMuseum für Naturkunde, Leibniz-Institut für Evolutions- und BiodiversitätsforschungMuseum für Naturkunde, Leibniz-Institut für Evolutions- und BiodiversitätsforschungSchool of Earth and Environment, University of LeedsDepartment of Earth Sciences, University College LondonDepartment of Earth Sciences, University of OxfordAbstract Planktonic foraminifera are a major constituent of ocean floor sediments, and thus have one of the most complete fossil records of any organism. Expeditions to sample these sediments have produced large amounts of spatiotemporal occurrence records throughout the Cenozoic, but no single source exists to house these data. We have therefore created a comprehensive dataset that integrates numerous sources for spatiotemporal records of planktonic foraminifera. This new dataset, Triton, contains >500,000 records and is four times larger than the previous largest database, Neptune. To ensure comparability among data sources, we have cleaned all records using a unified set of taxonomic concepts and have converted age data to the GTS 2020 timescale. Where ages were not absolute (e.g. based on biostratigraphic or magnetostratigraphic zones), we have used generalised additive models to produce continuous estimates. This dataset is an excellent resource for macroecological and macroevolutionary studies, particularly for investigating how species responded to past climatic changes.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00942-7 |
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| title | Triton, a new species-level database of Cenozoic planktonic foraminiferal occurrences |
| title_full | Triton, a new species-level database of Cenozoic planktonic foraminiferal occurrences |
| title_fullStr | Triton, a new species-level database of Cenozoic planktonic foraminiferal occurrences |
| title_full_unstemmed | Triton, a new species-level database of Cenozoic planktonic foraminiferal occurrences |
| title_short | Triton, a new species-level database of Cenozoic planktonic foraminiferal occurrences |
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