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FRED is a computer database for the New Zealand Fossil Record File. 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 Geological 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 now contains 89613 locality records and was last updated on 20 November 2008. A programme to enter full collection data for all registered sites is underway and currently 83% of localities have been processed. More detailed statistics and working areas can be viewed here. Geographic coordinates can be queried and downloaded by anyone free of charge. 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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