# Fossilindex: Collection Log — Fossil Field Catalog

> Fossil Field Catalog (iPhone/iPad app by Robert Corbin.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/fossilindex-collection-log/id6799458356 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Robert Corbin](https://appshunter.io/developer/1890247992)
- Category: Reference, Productivity
- Price: $3.99
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 2 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-09-16
- Data updated: 2026-09-21
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/fossilindex-collection-log/id6799458356/reviews.md

## What is Fossilindex?

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.


## Version history (last 1 release)

### 1.0 — 2026-09-16

No release notes.

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