We have two types of info to track about schemas, specimens, and OTUs: (1) "part preserved" (formerly called organ), and (2) "notable feature preserved". We conceptually mixed this originally, and in working it out further we realized we need these to be separate fields. Our question is: Since organ/part is a node, do we need a node for "notable feature preserved"?
Here are our lists for each:
Part Preserved:
Root
Shoot / Axis
Leaf
Pollen / Spore
Inflorescence / Flower
Infructescence / Fruit
Strobilus / Cone
Ovule / Seed
Sporangium
Indeterminate reproductive structure
Unknown
N/A (not organ-specific)
Other: fill in field?
Notable features preserved:
cuticle/epidermal features
wood anatomy (secondary growth)
internal anatomy
trace fossils (e.g., insect damage)
We would track this info for schemas, OTUs, and Specimens. Example of why we want that info below.
Specimen: what organ/part is preserved? what notable features are preserved? Some example selections: (A) part=leaf, notable feature=cuticle; (B) part=leaf & sporangium, notable feature=cuticle & internal anatomy; (C) part=strobilus, notable feature=none
Schema: what organ/parts does this schema apply to? What special features are described by this schema? For example, Cuticle schema applies to all organs, but only if the special feature of cuticle is preserved. OTU: what organ/parts and notable features are the OTU description based upon? (note: this could be less parts and features than is present on all the specimens assigned to the OTU, and could be more parts and features than what is represented by our schemas - we went through a couple scenarios to reach this conclusion!)
If you are searching for things, you can select by part and special feature. For example, I want to pull up all cretaceous leaves with cuticle. Or I need to find all Eocene cones described with internal anatomy.
We have two types of info to track about schemas, specimens, and OTUs: (1) "part preserved" (formerly called organ), and (2) "notable feature preserved". We conceptually mixed this originally, and in working it out further we realized we need these to be separate fields. Our question is: Since organ/part is a node, do we need a node for "notable feature preserved"?
Here are our lists for each:
Part Preserved: Root Shoot / Axis Leaf Pollen / Spore Inflorescence / Flower Infructescence / Fruit Strobilus / Cone Ovule / Seed Sporangium Indeterminate reproductive structure Unknown N/A (not organ-specific) Other: fill in field?
Notable features preserved: cuticle/epidermal features wood anatomy (secondary growth) internal anatomy trace fossils (e.g., insect damage)
We would track this info for schemas, OTUs, and Specimens. Example of why we want that info below. Specimen: what organ/part is preserved? what notable features are preserved? Some example selections: (A) part=leaf, notable feature=cuticle; (B) part=leaf & sporangium, notable feature=cuticle & internal anatomy; (C) part=strobilus, notable feature=none Schema: what organ/parts does this schema apply to? What special features are described by this schema? For example, Cuticle schema applies to all organs, but only if the special feature of cuticle is preserved.
OTU: what organ/parts and notable features are the OTU description based upon? (note: this could be less parts and features than is present on all the specimens assigned to the OTU, and could be more parts and features than what is represented by our schemas - we went through a couple scenarios to reach this conclusion!)
If you are searching for things, you can select by part and special feature. For example, I want to pull up all cretaceous leaves with cuticle. Or I need to find all Eocene cones described with internal anatomy.