I realize curators are advised to try not to add extinct species such as dinosaurs, but there’s a caveat that this is due to having to rework taxonomic frameworks. Assuming the framework is already in place (and it at least partly appears to be for most dinosaurs) what authority should be used for c…

I personally didn’t see the point in making posts about prehistoric organisms. Last time I checked, this was to help with biodiversity research by providing information on ranges and numbers of living organisms. The only exceptions I can think of would be for organisms that are still alive today lik…

This is where Linnean taxonomy and cladistics clash, because of course all of our bird observations would count as dinosaur observations in cladistics. But iNaturalist classifies it as Class Dinosauria, following a more Linnean approach. I am a teacher and I personally like to upload prehistoric or…

This is slightly off-topic, but I think the current prejudice against extinct organisms on iNaturalist may be a bit short-sighted. The work on them is little different from work on living organisms. All the same methods are used when it comes to taxonomy - there are type specimens, naming convention…

I read this thread and these are all things I already knew. I know full well these will revert to casual. The concern about poaching is the same as with endangered species and people should observe the same protocol. Yet another similarity with living taxa. This doesn’t answer my original question. …

The current “framework” is a completely botched version of an older system. I personally think we shouldn’t have any long-extinct groups on INat as it clutters the system and is not the intended purpose. I do agree though that there should be a similar website for fossils as it could be quite helpfu…

I agree that new names shouldn’t be added and we shouldn’t worry about a framework for this. It’s not a good use of curator or staff time. Staff have been very clear that iNat isn’t intended to support fossil observations, so we shouldn’t be devoting resources to make the platform more amenable to t…

Yes, Dinosaurs are the authority.

[image] cthawley: users shouldn’t be encouraged to make observations of fossils or similar in museums The same can be said about other museum collections. Yet every time someone asks about an insect collection or what not, the replies imply that it’s okay if it’s marked captive, or the date a…

[image] jasonhernandez74: Forum seems to be sending mixed messages to appease people I think iNaturalist and Forum responses from iNaturalist staff have been very clear and consistent, that iNaturalist is intended for personal observations of wild organisms. Observations of captive/cultivate…

Dinosaur Authority?

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jnstuart September 5, 2024, 2:54pm 4

See:

https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/dinosaur-footprints-fossils/4605

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