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COA Mammal Collection (Arctos)

Dataset homepage

Citation

Swann S (2025). COA Mammal Collection (Arctos). Version 1.89. George B. Dorr Museum of Natural History, College of the Atlantic. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/zhm8nf accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-06-16.

Description

The George B. Dorr Museum of Natural History, College of the Atlantic, houses extensive natural history collections that can be used by students, teachers, researchers, and artists. The Dorr Museum features dioramas of coastal Maine wildlife and a tide pool tank that houses a variety of live sea stars, hermit crabs, snails and other marine creatures. Visitors of all ages can touch, smell, listen and create while learning about the natural history of Maine. The Museum is housed in the original headquarters of Acadia National Park. All specimens and exhibits have been prepared by College of the Atlantic students as part of their academic experience.

Additional info

http://vertnet.org/resources/norms.html

Taxonomic Coverages

The Dorr Museum includes representatives from multiple orders of mammals, with rodents and carnivores comprising the largest holdings.
  1. Mammalia
    rank: class

Geographic Coverages

The Dorr Museum contains mammal specimens from the United States, primarily Maine.

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Scott Swann
originator
position: Collections Manager
George B. Dorr Museum of Natural History, College of the Atlantic
105 Eden Street
Bar Harbor
04609
ME
US
Telephone: (207) 288-5395
email: sswann@coa.edu
homepage: https://www.coa.edu/dorr-museum
Scott Swann
metadata author
position: Collections Manager
George B. Dorr Museum of Natural History, College of the Atlantic
105 Eden Street
Bar Harbor
04609
ME
US
Telephone: (207) 288-5395
email: sswann@coa.edu
homepage: https://www.coa.edu/dorr-museum
David Bloom
programmer
position: VertNet Coordinator
VertNet
email: dbloom@vertnet.org
homepage: http://www.vertnet.org
Dusty McDonald
point of contact
position: Arctos Database Programmer
email: dlmcdonald@alaska.edu
homepage: http://arctos.database.museum
Sean Murphy
point of contact
position: Assistant Director of Information Technology
George B. Dorr Museum of Natural History, College of the Atlantic
105 Eden Street
Bar Harbor
04609
ME
US
Telephone: (207) 801-5651
email: smurphy@coa.edu
homepage: https://www.coa.edu/dorr-museum
Scott Swann
administrative point of contact
position: Collections Manager
George B. Dorr Museum of Natural History, College of the Atlantic
105 Eden Street
Bar Harbor
04609
ME
US
Telephone: (207) 288-5395
email: sswann@coa.edu
homepage: https://www.coa.edu/dorr-museum
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