Hesperomys Project v23.3.0

An export of data from the Hesperomys Project version 23.3.0. The Hesperomys Project is a database of taxonomy and nomenclature, focused on mammals but also covering some other groups, principally other fossil tetrapods. The database contains information such as:

• Taxonomic classification for all mammals, living and extinct
• References to original citations for the vast majority of names
• Type specimens and type localities for numerous names

The full database is available online at hesperomys.com. This export contains:

• name.csv: Data on names, including taxonomic context, authority, citation, type locality, type specimen, and classification of the etymology.
• taxon.csv: Data on taxa, including classification and authority
• collection.csv: Data on collections that contain type specimens, including name, location, and number of type specimens in the database

The code used to generate the exports is on GitHub.

Release notes for version 23.3.0:

• Database
  • Incorporate some data from the African Chiroptera Database (thanks to Victor Van Cakenberghe).
  • Incorporate many missed names from the Mammal Diversity Database (with more to come)
  • Add SMF mammalian type specimens from a type catalog I located.
  • Various new data, including some additional original citations and a few new species.
• Backend
  • Add the ability to associate type catalogs and collection databases with Collection objects.
  • Add the ability to link to collection database entries for type specimens.
  • Support name aliases, in order to provide more familiar citation forms for some personal names. This feature is not yet widely used.
• Frontend
  • Add bibliographic notes on Zoology of the Erebus and Terror and Histoire naturelle des Mammifères.
  • Add new pages on data sources and scores.