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This table shows any data corrections that were performed on this recordset to improve the capabilities of iDigBio Search. The first column represents the correction performed. The last two columns represent the number and percentage of records that were corrected. A complete list of the data quality flags and their descriptions can be found here. Clicking on a data flag name will take you to a search for all records with this flag in this recordset.

Flag	Records With This Flag	(%) Percent With This Flag
dwc_country_replaced i	98	100
idigbio_isocountrycode_added i	98	100
dwc_datasetid_added i	56	57.143
dwc_parentnameusageid_added i	56	57.143
dwc_scientificnameauthorship_added i	56	57.143
dwc_taxonid_added i	56	57.143
dwc_taxonomicstatus_added i	56	57.143
dwc_taxonrank_added i	56	57.143
gbif_canonicalname_added i	56	57.143
gbif_genericname_added i	56	57.143
gbif_taxon_corrected i	56	57.143
dwc_multimedia_added i	23	23.469
dwc_order_replaced i	16	16.327
dwc_family_replaced i	13	13.265
taxon_match_failed i	6	6.122
gbif_vernacularname_added i	5	5.102
dwc_specificepithet_replaced i	4	4.082
gbif_reference_added i	2	2.041

The table below represents monthly iDigBio portal use statistics for this recordset. Search indicates in how many instances a record from this recordset matched a search query. Download indicates in how many instances a record from this recordset was downloaded. Seen indicates in how many instances a record from this recordset appeared (visually) in the search results in a browser window. Records Viewed and Media Viewed indicate how many specimen and media records were opened and viewed in full detail. Note: Monthly statistics aggregation began on Jan 15th 2015; therefore, the month of (01 / 2015) represents approximately half a month of statistics reporting.

Month of	Search	Download	Seen	Records Viewed	Media Viewed
07 / 2025	467,902	53	1,581	2	2

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Name	William Mertz
Role	Database Manager
Email	wmertz@nhm.org

Name	Maureen Walsh
Role	Collection Manager; Dinosaur Institute
Email	mwalsh@nhm.org

Name	William Mertz
Role	Database Manager
Email	wmertz@nhm.org

Name	Cat Chapman
Role	none
Email	cac469@nau.edu

Name	William Mertz
Role	Database Manager
Email	wmertz@nhm.org

Recordset

LACM Dinosaur Institute

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