Issue |
BSGF - Earth Sci. Bull.
Volume 191, 2020
Special Issue Paleontology
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Article Number | 27 | |
Number of page(s) | 6 | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/bsgf/2020029 | |
Published online | 23 September 2020 |
Towards objectivity in Ostracoda species definition
Vers l’objectivité dans la définition des espèces d’ostracodes
Senckenberg Forschungsinstitut und Naturmuseum Frankfurt,
Senckenberganlage 25,
D-60325
Frankfurt-am-Main, Germany
* Corresponding author: alan.lord@senckenberg.de
Received:
8
November
2019
Accepted:
2
July
2020
The problem of consistent identification of unornamented fossil ostracod taxa, especially species, is reviewed in an historical context. The solution lies in modern imaging and image storage and handling technologies combined with a careful but pragmatic (heuristic) approach to identification and taxonomy.
Résumé
On examine, dans son contexte historique, le problème de l’identification cohérente des ostracodes non ornementés. La solution réside dans l’utilisation des techniques modernes de digitalisation d’images et leur traitement, et d’une approche prudente et pragmatique de l’identification et de la taxonomie.
Key words: taxonomy / species / imaging
Mots clés : taxonomie / espèces / images
© A. Lord, Published by EDP Sciences 2020
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