Magnetics Information Consortium (MagIC)
Development and Maintenance by the EarthRef.org Database Team

Standard MagIC Data Format -- ER_Fossils Table -- Version 2.0
All Tables
Click to expand the Data Model Diagram
MagIC Data Model
F Status N Database Field Variable Name Units Required Description
P 1 Fossil Name er_fossil_name Text Required Name for fossil Examples are: AMM43-03
2 Fossil Name Alternatives er_fossil_alternatives Text Optional Colon-delimited list of alternative names and abbreviations
R 3 Expedition Name er_expedition_name Text Required Name for seagoing or land expedition Examples are: AVON02MV
R 4 Location Name er_location_name Text Required Name for location or drill site Examples are: San Francisco Volcanic Province, Site 801
R 5 Formation Name er_formation_name Text Required Name for formation Examples are: Bluebird Formation
R 6 Member Name er_member_name Text Required Name for member Examples are: Glasshound Member
R Deleted 7 Section Name er_section_name Text Required Name for section or core Examples are: Berkeley Lava Flows, 810C, 1129D
R 8 Site Name er_site_name Text Required Name for site Examples are: Bas123a
R 9 Sample Name er_sample_name Text Required Name for sample Examples are: Bas123a-01
R 10 Specimen Name er_specimen_name Text Required Name for specimen Examples are: Bas123a-01x
N 11 Fossil Phylum fossil_phylum Text Required Fossil phylum Examples are: Chordata, Magnoliophyta, Zygomycota, Firmicutes, Chlorophyta
N 12 Fossil Class fossil_class Text Required Fossil class Examples are: Branchiopoda, Calcarea, Camptostromoidea
N 13 Fossil Order fossil_order Text Required Fossil order Examples are: Alcyonida, Strophomenida, Thecideida
N 14 Fossil Family fossil_family Text Required Fossil family Examples are: Aceraceae, Mucoraceae
N 15 Fossil Genus fossil_genus Text Required Fossil genus Examples are: Acer, Canis, Rhizopus
N 16 Fossil Species fossil_species Text Required Fossil species Examples are: A. Saccharum, R. Stolonifer
N 17 Fossil Preservation fossil_preservation Text Optional Fossil preservation Examples are: Pristine, Altered
N 18 Fossil Texture fossil_texture Text Optional Fossil texture Examples are: Crystalline, Porous, Homogeneous
E 19 Fossil Alteration fossil_alteration Text Optional Fossil alteration grade Examples are: Severe, High, Mild, Trace, Unaltered
E 20 Fossil Alteration Type fossil_alteration_type Text Optional Fossil alteration type Examples are: Hydrothermal, Diagenetic, Weathering, Oxidation, Metamorphic
21 Fossil Shape fossil_shape Text Optional Fossil shape
22 Fossil Volume fossil_volume Number in m3 Optional Fossil volume
23 Fossil Weight fossil_weight Number in g Optional Fossil weight
24 Fossil Density fossil_density Number in g/m3 Optional Fossil density
25 Fossil Description fossil_description Text Optional Detailed description
R 26 Method Codes magic_method_codes Text Recommended Colon-delimited list of method codes Examples are: DE-DC0, FT-F1, LP-DCDMAG
R 27 Research Scientist Names er_scientist_mail_names Text Recommended Colon-delimited list of names for scientists who prepared fossil sample Examples are: Jim R.D. Hart, Alexis Heard, Bob McIntire
R 28 Citation Names er_citation_names Text Required Colon-delimited list of citations Examples are: Smith et al. 2003, Hart & Heard 1967, This study
Standard MagIC Data Format v2.0
Standard MagIC Data Format v2.1
Standard MagIC Data Format v2.2
Standard MagIC Data Format v2.3
Standard MagIC Data Format v2.4
Standard MagIC Data Format v2.5
Click to return to previous page