fossil

116 rows


Description

Fossil names and Paleobiology Database code. Note verbatim fossil information from context sheets is reported on the fossil_sample table, and may not be linked to formal fossil name until later date.

Columns

Column Type Size Nulls Auto Default Children Parents Comments
fossil_id serial 10 nextval('fossil_fossil_id_seq'::regclass)
fossil_sample.fossil_id fossil_fossil_sample_fkR

PK. Unique identifier. Generated by database

fossil_name varchar 2147483647 null

Fossil name - genus and species if possible, higher level taxonomy if not.

pbdb_code int4 10 null

Paleobiological Database identifier

timestamp_created timestamptz 35,6 now()
timestamp_modified timestamptz 35,6 now()
fossil_notes varchar 4000 null

Notes e.g. no PBDB identifier available

Indexes

Constraint Name Type Sort Column(s)
fossil_id Primary key Asc fossil_id
fossil_fossil_name_idx Performance Asc fossil_name

Relationships