KUBI Vertebrate Paleontology Collection

Megan Sims

doi:10.15468/5bcx5a

KUBI Vertebrate Paleontology Collection

Citation

Sims M (2020). KUBI Vertebrate Paleontology Collection. Version 8.39. University of Kansas Biodiversity Institute. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/5bcx5a accessed via GBIF.org on 2020-07-10.

Description

The vertebrate paleontology program at the University of Kansas has, for over a century, sustained a national and international reputation. The reputation of the collection has been based more on intensive use than on sheer size. We now hold over 150,000 cataloged specimens (>75,000 are available in digital format) and around 400 publications related to our collections have been published in the last 35 years. Research strengths include: Paleozoic and Mesozoic fishes, Paleozoic tetrapods, Mesozoic marine vertebrates, Cenozoic small mammals and Natural Trap Cave fauna.

Additional info

http://biodiversity.ku.edu/research/university-kansas-biodiversity-institute-data-publication-and-use-norms

Taxonomic Coverages

MAMMALIA
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REPTILIA
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ACTINOPTERYGII
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AVES
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CHONDRICHTHYES
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AMPHIBIA
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DIPNOI
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PLACODERMI
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AGNATHA
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ACANTHODII
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CROSSOPTERYGII
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OSTEICHTHYES
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Geographic Coverages

We or our students have conducted fieldwork throughout the United States and in Canada, Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Peru, Chile, Germany, Korea, China, and Ethiopia.

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Megan Sims
originator
position: Collection Manager
KU Biodiversity Institute
1345 Jayhawk Blvd
Lawrence
66045
KS
US
Telephone: +01 785-864-0653
email: m896s904@ku.edu
homepage: http://vertebratepaleontology.biodiversity.ku.edu

Megan Sims
metadata author
position: Collection Manager
KU Biodiversity Institute
1345 Jayhawk Blvd
Lawrence
66045
KS
US
Telephone: +01 785-864-0653
email: m896s904@ku.edu
homepage: http://vertebratepaleontology.biodiversity.ku.edu

K. Christopher Beard
curator
position: Senior Curator of Vertebrate Paleontology
KU Biodiversity Institute
email: chris.beard@ku.edu
homepage: http://vertebratepaleontology.biodiversity.ku.edu

David Burnham
point of contact
position: Preparator
KU Biodiversity Institute
email: dinosaur@ku.edu
homepage: http://vertebratepaleontology.biodiversity.ku.edu

Laura Russell
programmer
position: VertNet Programmer
KU Biodiversity Institute
email: larussell@ku.edu
homepage: http://www.vertnet.org

Megan Sims
administrative point of contact
position: Collection Manager
KU Biodiversity Institute
1345 Jayhawk Blvd
Lawrence
66045
KS
US
Telephone: +01 785-864-0653
email: m896s904@ku.edu
homepage: http://vertebratepaleontology.biodiversity.ku.edu