Mikrotax: Developing a Genuinely Effective Platform for Palaeontological Geoinformatics

Acta Geologica Sinica - English EditionVolume 93, Issue S3 p. 70-72 PART 1: Abstracts of Deep-time Digital Earth (DDE) Forum February 26 – 28, 2019, Beijing, ChinaFree Access Mikrotax: Developing a Genuinely Effective Platform for Palaeontological Geoinformatics Jeremy R. YOUNG, Corresponding Author Jeremy R. YOUNG jeremy.young@ucl.ac.uk Department of Earth Sciences, University College London, London UKCorresponding author. E-mail: jeremy.young@ucl.ac.ukSearch for more papers by this authorPaul R. BOWN, Paul R. BOWN Department of Earth Sciences, University College London, London UKSearch for more papers by this authorBridget S. WADE, Bridget S. WADE Department of Earth Sciences, University College London, London UKSearch for more papers by this authorBrian E. PEDDER, Brian E. PEDDER Department of Earth Sciences, University College London, London UKSearch for more papers by this authorBrian T. HUBER, Brian T. HUBER Department of Paleobiology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C. USASearch for more papers by this authorDavid B. LAZARUS, David B. LAZARUS Museum für Naturkunde, Invalidenstrasse 43, 10115 Berlin GermanySearch for more papers by this author Jeremy R. YOUNG, Corresponding Author Jeremy R. YOUNG jeremy.young@ucl.ac.uk Department of Earth Sciences, University College London, London UKCorresponding author. E-mail: jeremy.young@ucl.ac.ukSearch for more papers by this authorPaul R. BOWN, Paul R. BOWN Department of Earth Sciences, University College London, London UKSearch for more papers by this authorBridget S. WADE, Bridget S. WADE Department of Earth Sciences, University College London, London UKSearch for more papers by this authorBrian E. PEDDER, Brian E. PEDDER Department of Earth Sciences, University College London, London UKSearch for more papers by this authorBrian T. HUBER, Brian T. HUBER Department of Paleobiology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C. USASearch for more papers by this authorDavid B. LAZARUS, David B. LAZARUS Museum für Naturkunde, Invalidenstrasse 43, 10115 Berlin GermanySearch for more papers by this author First published: 31 May 2019 https://doi.org/10.1111/1755-6724.14249Citations: 2 About the first author (also corresponding author): Jeremy R. YOUNG, male, born in 1960 in London, England; PhD, from Imperial College London, MSc from University College London, MA from Oxford University. Research Associate at the Department of Earth Sciences, University College London. He is a micropalaeontologist with research expertise in fossil and living coccolithophores. He has developed the mikrotax content management system and lead creation of the Nannotax and pforams@mikrotax websites. Email: jeremy.young@ucl.ac.uk; phone: +44 7813 114208. AboutSectionsPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat References Baker, E., Johnson, K.G., and Young, J.R., 2011. The future of the past in the present: biodiversity informatics and geological time. ZooKeys, 150: 397– 405. Huber, B.T., Petrizzo, M.R., Young, J.R., Falzoni, F., Gilardoni, S.E., Bown, P.R., and Wade, B.S., 2017. Pforams@microtax: A new online taxonomic database for planktonic foraminifera. Micropaleontology, 62(6): 429– 438. Lazarus, D.B., 1994. Neptune: A marine Micropaleontology Database. Mathematical Geology, 26(7): 817– 832. Spencer-Cervato, C., 1999. The Cenozoic Deep Sea Microfossil Record: Explorations of the DSDP/ODP Sample Set Using the Neptune Database. Palaeontologia Electronica, 2(2): 1– 268. Citing Literature Volume93, IssueS3Special Issue: Abstracts of Deep-time Digital Earth (DDE) Forum, 26–28 Feb 2019, Beijing, ChinaMay 2019Pages 70-72 ReferencesRelatedInformation