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FRED is a computer database for the New Zealand Fossil Record File(FRF). This is a recording scheme for fossil localities in NZ and nearby regions including SE Pacific Islands and the Ross Sea region of Antarctica, and is jointly managed by Geoscience Society of New Zealand and GNS Science. FRED is operated by GNS Science through the FRST National Paleontological Databases Programme, with the assistance of staff at Auckland, Victoria, Canterbury and Otago universities. |
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FRED primarily contains initial registration information about fossil localities:
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For some localities it also provides additional data deposited by government, university, industry, and amateur geoscientists:
FRED contains all 104114 locality records registered at regional recording centres since 1946, and was last updated on March 21, 2023. Some samples collected from FRF localities are stored in the National Paleontological Collection (NPC) at GNS Science. Researchers may access these samples either through an on-site visit or by requesting a loan. Geographic coordinates can be queried and downloaded by anyone. Access to detailed information, and capability to contribute new site records or other data requires a username and password - registered users agree to abide by accepted Conditions of Use. If you are a new user please see the Quick Start Guide. Macintosh users: webmaps require Safari or Netscape 7+ browsers |
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