FHSM Mammals Collection

Curtis Schmidt

doi:10.15468/7trvzo

FHSM Mammals Collection

Citation

Schmidt C (2016). FHSM Mammals Collection. Fort Hays Sternberg Museum of Natural History. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/7trvzo accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-05-15.

Description

Over 42,000 specimens, including 2 holotypes, are housed in the Sternberg Mammalogy Collection. The bulk of the collections are comprised of important voucher specimens and are invaluable resources for documenting the natural history of the Great Plains. The Sternberg Museum serves as a regional depository and tissue bank for many taxa. The Sternberg Mammalogy tissue bank contains over 2,000 preserved tissue samples, primarily from Kansas. These tissues are used extensively in molecular and DNA-based research, including systematics, phylogeography, and evolution. Tissue samples are available upon request.

Sampling Description

Method steps

Additional info

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

Taxonomic Coverages

Mammalia
rank: class

Geographic Coverages

primarily from the Great Plains

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Curtis Schmidt
originator
position: Collections Manager
Fort Hays State University, Sternberg Museum of Natural History
3000 Sternberg Drive
Hays
67601
KS
US
Telephone: +01 785-650-2447
email: cjschmidt@fhsu.edu
homepage: http://sternberg.fhsu.edu/

Curtis Schmidt
metadata author
position: Collections Manager
Fort Hays State University, Sternberg Museum of Natural History
3000 Sternberg Drive
Hays
67601
KS
US
Telephone: +01 785-650-2447
email: cjschmidt@fhsu.edu
homepage: http://sternberg.fhsu.edu/

Elmer Finck
curator
position: Associate Curator
Fort Hays State University, Sternberg Museum of Natural History
3000 Sternberg Drive
Hays
67601
KS
US
Telephone: 785-628-4269
email: efinck@fhsu.edu
homepage: http://sternberg.fhsu.edu/

David Bloom
programmer
position: Programmer
VertNet
email: dbloom@vertnet.org
homepage: http://www.vertnet.org

David Bloom
programmer
position: Coordinator
VertNet
email: dbloom@vertnet.org
homepage: http://www.vertnet.org

John Wieczorek
programmer
position: Information Architect
Museum of Vertebrate Zoology at UC Berkeley
email: tuco@berkeley.edu

Curtis Schmidt
administrative point of contact
position: Collections Manager
Fort Hays State University, Sternberg Museum of Natural History
3000 Sternberg Drive
Hays
67601
KS
US
Telephone: +01 785-650-2447
email: cjschmidt@fhsu.edu
homepage: http://sternberg.fhsu.edu/