Present State and Future Plan of the JAFOV: Database on Fossil Vertebrate Specimens Deposited in Japan

Abstract

The JAFOV contains data on fossil specimens deposited in the Kyoto University and those of Proboscidea being kept in museams and institues. It is a prototype database and is not yet sufficient to be used for actual researches of vertebrate paleontology since only restricted specimens are included. It is now planned to input data moreover on fossil marine mammals, Quaternary rodents, unpublished specimens and models for reference in the near future. The format of data sheet was updated, and a program was developed to decode data in the database into the data sheet format for examining input data.