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Summary
FAUNMAP is an electronic database documenting the late Quaternary
distribution of mammal species in the United States. It has been
developed at the Illinois State Museum (ISM) with support from the
National Science Foundation (BSR-9005144). This project is co-directed
by Drs. Russell W. Graham formally of ISM and now at the Denver Museum
of Natural History, and ... Ernest L. Lundelius, Jr. from the University
of Texas at Austin. The primary purpose of this database is to
investigate the evolution of mammalian communities. Specifically, with
statistical techniques and mapping capabilities of a Geographic
Information System (GIS), changes in the distributions of individual
species and their effects upon mammal community composition can be
documented for the late Quaternary. Understanding these processes will
also facilitate paleoenvironmental reconstructions.

For the past four years, data have been captured from paleontological
and archaeological sites that contain mammalian remains. There are
currently encoded data from 2919 sites. FAUNMAP focuses on sites in
the contiguous 48 states during the last 40,000 years, i.e., 40 ka, or
essentially the limits of radiocarbon dating.


Data were derived from the scientific literature, including selected
theses and contract reports. Information on site names and numbers,
location, relative and absolute chronologies, including cultural
associations, depositional systems, taphonomic attributes, and mammal
species from each site was recorded. The structure of the database
allows for differentiation of the smallest component of a site, e.g.,
microstratigraphy, cultural component, etc., as defined by the
original author. This information is then linked with an electronic
bibliography documenting data sources.
Faunmap is available online from:
http://www.museum.state.il.us/research/faunmap/aboutfaunmap.html

Faunmap is also available as part of the CHRONOS system:
http://portal.chronos.org/gridsphere/gridsphere

Multimedia Sample View full image Caption:  Distribution of Faunmap sites

Geographic Coverage Spatial coordinates    N: 70.0   S: 22.0   E: -52.0   W: -148.0

Data Set Citation

Dataset Creator: Russell W. Graham Dataset Title: An electronic database documenting late Quaternary distributions ofmammal species Dataset Release Date: 1996-03-21 Dataset Release Place: Springfield, IL Dataset Publisher: Illinois State Museum GIS Lab Issue Identification: sites Data Presentation Form: map Online Resource: http://www.museum.state.il.us/research/faunmap/aboutfaunmap.html

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1993-01-01 Stop Date: 1997-01-01

Paleo Temporal Coverage

Paleo Start Date: 40 ka Paleo Stop Date: 0 ka Chrono Unit: PHANEROZOIC  >  CENOZOIC  >  QUATERNARY Chrono Unit: PHANEROZOIC  >  CENOZOIC  >  QUATERNARY  >  PLEISTOCENE Chrono Unit: PHANEROZOIC  >  CENOZOIC  >  QUATERNARY  >  HOLOCENE

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Science Keywords

PALEOCLIMATE > LAND RECORDS > MACROFOSSILS PALEOCLIMATE > LAND RECORDS > PALEOVEGETATION

ISO Topic Category

GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE

Platform

GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS

Access Constraints
none

Use Constraints

Reproduction or redistribution of copyrighted digital data sets
or products derived therefrom outside of licensees'
organization or entity is expressly forbidden. The only
exception is redistribution to consultants working for the
licensee, and then only for purposes, related to work for the
licensee. Such consultants may not further reproduce or
... redistribute these data sets. None of these data shall be
electronically duplicated on magnetic or optical media for
use by others, in whole or in part, without permission of the
appropriate custodial division of the Illinois State Museum Society.

Any hardcopies utilizing these data sets shall clearly indicate
their source. If the licensee has modified the data in any way
they are obligated to describe the types of modifications they
have performed on the hardcopy map. Licensee specifically
agree not to misrepresent these data sets, nor to imply that changes
they made were approved by the Illinois State Museum Society.

Ancillary Keywords

ECOLOGY GEOLOGY PALEOECOLOGY

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Originating Center

ISM

Data Center

Illinois State Museum, Department of Natural Resources, Illinois Data Center URL: http://www.museum.state.il.us/ Data Center Personnel Name: ERICH K. SCHROEDER Phone: 217-785-0033 Fax: 217-785-2857 Email: erich at museum.state.il.us Contact Address: 1011 East Ash City: Springfield Province or State: IL Postal Code: 62703 Country: USA

Distribution

Distribution Media: online, hardcopy, CD, zip files Fees: none for online or download

Personnel

RUSSELL W. GRAHAM Role: INVESTIGATOR Phone: 217-785-4844 Fax: 217-785-2857 Email: rgraham at dmnh.org Contact Address: Denver Museum of Natural History City: Denver Province or State: CO Country: USA TYLER B. STEVENS Role: DIF AUTHOR Phone: (301) 614-6898 Fax: 301-614-5268 Email: Tyler.B.Stevens at nasa.gov Contact Address: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Global Change Master Directory City: Greenbelt Province or State: MD Postal Code: 20771 Country: USA

Related URL

Link: GET DATA Description: Query the Faunmap database online Link: GET DATA Description: Access Faunmap and other paleo geoscience data from CHRONOS Link: VIEW EXTENDED METADATA Description: FGDC metadata

Publications/References
AUNMAP Working Group
1996 Spatial Response of Mammals to Late Quaternary Environmental
Fluctuations. Science, 14 June, volume 272, pp. 1601-1606.

Creation and Review Dates

Last DIF Revision Date: 2006-08-28

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