TalTech fossil collections
Citation
Geocollections of Estonia. TalTech fossil collections. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/ityxwy accessed via GBIF.org on 2021-06-17.Description
Geological and paleontological collections housed at the Institute of Geology at Tallinn University of Technology (formerly an institute of the Estonian Academy of Sciences) are the largest of their kind in Estonia. The particular strength of the collection lies in Ordovician and Silurian invertebrates and Devonian fish fossils of the Baltica paleocontinent. Most of the ca 300000 specimens are collected since the mid 20th century, few collections date back to 1850s.Taxonomic Coverages
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Contacts
Olle Hintstechnical point of contact
Ehitajate 5, 19086 Tallinn, Estonia
Telephone: +3726203027
email: Olle.Hints@gi.ee
Ursula Toom
administrative point of contact
Ehitajate 5, 19086 Tallinn, Estonia
Telephone: +3726203009
email: collections@gi.ee