Data from: Bridging the extant and fossil record of planktonic foraminifera: implications for the Globigerina lineage

This readme file was generated on 2023-05-02 by ALESSIO FABBRINI GENERAL INFORMATION Title of Dataset: Fabbrini\_et\_al\_PALAENTOLOGY\_Globigerina falconensis\_Biometry Author Name: Alessio Fabbrini ORCID: 0000-0002-4190-6429 Institution: University College London Address: Gower Street, WC1E 6BT, London (UK) Email: [e-mail] Author Name: Bridget Wade ORCID: 000-0002-7245-8614 Institution: University College London Address: Gower Street, WC1E 6BT, London (UK) Email: [e-mail] Date of data analysis: 2020-03-01 to 2020-05-01 Geographic location of data collection: Arabian Sea, Meteor M32, 24.643333N, 66.018667E; Siena Basin, 43.275776N, 11.482622E; NW Australian Margin, IODP Site U1482, 15.050833S, 120.436111E; Tasman Sea (Lord Howe Rise), 31.167222S, 163.364167E Information about funding sources that supported the collection of the data: NERC Grant NE/P019013/1. DATA & FILE OVERVIEW File List: list of biometric measurements on Globigerina falconensis individuals picked from multiple locations. METHODOLOGICAL INFORMATION Methods for processing the data: data collected using the software ImagePro via Digital camera mounted on lightmicroscope at University College London. Instrument- or software-specific information needed to interpret the data: Microsoft Excel/Numebers/Notepad/Rstudio. Describe any quality-assurance procedures performed on the data: People involved with sample analysis and submission: Alessio Fabbrini, Bridget S. Wade. DATA-SPECIFIC INFORMATION FOR: Fabbrini\_et\_al\_PALAEONTOLOGY\_Globigerina falconensis\_Biometry.csv Number of rows: 612 Variable List: * Record ID, number of the individual analysed; * Locality, collection site of the original sample; * Biozone, biozone following Wade et al. (2011) indicating the relative age of the sample and individual; * Sample ID, name of the sample; * Specimen ID, name of the individual measured; * Area, surface occupied by the individual; expressed in m^2; * Diameter, maximum diameter of the individual; expressed in m; * Roundness, measure of how closely the individual approaches a perfect circle; expressed as ratio between 0-1;