Promote FossilSpecimen usage by providers

[tucotuco]

We're set to query on fossils through the portal. The indexer can currently detect fossils if basisOfRecord contains "fossil" or if the resource code contains "paleo" or "palaeo". That isn't enough to get all fossils. Some collections (UMZC) have fossils mixed in with everything else. Need to see if these can be known from the source data and the basisOfRecord set in the migrator. Basically, check them all and do what needs to be done to fag fossils so they can be found in the portal.
More discussion, including a list of resources with fossils given in #475.

[dbloom]

Noted. Well make an announcement about searching for fossils on Monday via
social media.
On Jul 26, 2014 6:52 AM, "John Wieczorek" notifications@github.com wrote:

We're set to query on fossils through the portal. The indexer can
currently detect fossils if basisOfRecord contains "fossil" or if the
resource code contains "paleo" or "palaeo". That isn't enough to get all
fossils. Some collections (UMZC) have fossils mixed in with everything
else. Need to see if these can be known from the source data and the
basisOfRecord set in the migrator. Basically, check them all and do what
needs to be done to fag fossils so they can be found in the portal.
More discussion, including a list of resources with fossils given in #475
#475.

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[tucotuco]

Indexed with fossil flag as of 2014-07-26:
ncsm-vertpaleo
ucmp-vertpaleo
usnm-paleobiology
rom-vertebratepalaeorecentskeletons
uam-es
msu-mammalogy-ornithology-vertebrate-paleontology
utep-verts

[laurarussell]

Was this ever completed?

[dbloom]

Yes.