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. 2022 Oct 20;10:e94411. doi: 10.3897/BDJ.10.e94411

Data set 2.

Column label Column description
catalogNumber An identifier (preferably unique) for the record within the dataset or collection.
associatedReferences A list (concatenated and separated) of identifiers (publication, bibliographic reference, global unique identifier, URI) of literature associated with the Occurrence.
country The name of the country or major administrative unit in which the Location occurs.
locality The specific description of the place.
habitat A category or description of the habitat in which the Event occurred.
eventDate The date-time or interval during which an Event occurred.
scientificName The full scientific name, with authorship and date information, if known. When forming part of an Identification, this should be the name in lowest level taxonomic rank that can be determined. This term should not contain identification qualifications, which should instead be supplied in the IdentificationQualifier term.
decimalLatitude The geographic latitude (in decimal degrees, using the spatial reference system given in geodeticDatum) of the geographic centre of a Location. Positive values are north of the Equator, negative values are south of it.
decimalLongitude The geographic longitude (in decimal degrees, using the spatial reference system given in geodeticDatum) of the geographic centre of a Location. Positive values are east of the Greenwich Meridian, negative values are west of it.
d13C_VPDB_biota The ratio of carbon 13 relative to carbon 12 in a biological organism identified elsewhere in the metadata, expressed in per mille and relative to the international reference Vienna Pee Dee Belemnite standard.
d15N_biota The ratio of nitrogen 15 relative to nitrogen 14 in a biological organism identified elsewhere in the metadata, expressed in per mille and relative to atmospheric air.