Fossilindex: Collection Log

The courier van is booked for nine, and the ammonite cast is about to leave its store for a season in someone else's exhibit case. The only defensible answer to "did it return the way it left?" is the record started today. Fossilindex is a loan-condition desk for collection registrars. Define one known specimen, name its repeatable condition regions on a tappable diagram, and append operator observations at each checkpoint - outbound, arrival, pre-return, returned. The Compare pane aligns any two checkpoints by stable region and classifies every difference, flagging those needing written human review. The custody chronology checks that each hand-off starts where the last one ended and that recorded times never precede events. Every record is entered by a person: nothing analyzes photos, identifies fossils, or diagnoses damage. Records, imported photos, and exports stay on the device. There is no sign-in, no analytics, no advertising, and the camera is used only when you tap Capture inside an observation. Plan a four-checkpoint movement around one documented specimen Append immutable region observations with checksummed photos Compare checkpoints into a reviewable difference ledger Validate the entered custody chain for gaps and time reversals Close the loan behind a completeness gate with named blockers Export a deterministic PDF, JSON, and Darwin Core-mapped CSV Withhold restricted locality text from shared dossiers by default A clearly labeled fictional training loan opens on first launch; delete it in one tap when a real movement begins. Fossilindex documents condition - it does not appraise, authenticate, or certify compliance.