Good Day.
This subject has been kicked around b-4 but it's always worth another
go-around.
Most collectors keep track of data in the following manner, (this doesn't
mean you have to)
  basic data Example=
Latin name , Author and Date, habitat , location
scientific data label example=
catalog number, genus , family , species name(latin), Author & Date,
location, habitat, water depth, salinity, GPS cordinates, date found, tide
IE high or low, name of who found it and lastly a "notes" area.
I finbd a middle ground to work best for me . this doesn't indicate that
anything less is unacceptible , don't even go there AGAIN. mark
 
 
 
 
-----Original Message-----
From: Patti Z. Lounsbury <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Saturday, December 12, 1998 3:28 AM
Subject: Data about data
 
 
>So, I think it would be kind of nice to talk about the data that should
>go along with collecting shells of all types.  This is something that
>usually isn't talked about and most folks new to shelling feel like
>kicking themselves when someone finally mentions that they should have
>taken data at the time of collecting, and what they should scrawl down
>for posterity. Data first, identification when you can. Anyone care to
>say a word or two on what should be included to document the find
>(whether it is collected by speciman or photograph)?
>
>Patti in New Mexico
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