KUBI Invertebrate Paleontology Collection

Andrew Bentley

doi:10.15468/jqyq1s

KUBI Invertebrate Paleontology Collection

Citation

Bentley A, López Carranza N (2025). KUBI Invertebrate Paleontology Collection. University of Kansas Biodiversity Institute. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/jqyq1s accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-07-16.

Description

The University of Kansas invertebrate paleontology collection is ranked among the top 10 largest fossil invertebrate collections in the country and has over 850,000 fossil invertebrate and microfossil specimens from all over the world, including more than 8,200 type or figured specimens. These specimens have been used for research by paleontologists for over 120 years. The collection has taxonomic strengths in Cambrian trilobites from Antarctica and the Great Basin, United States; Upper Paleozoic invertebrates of the mid-continent; Cambrian soft-bodied faunas from Utah; Mesozoic cephalopods from the mid-continent. Research access to the collections is arranged on a case-by-case basis.

Additional info

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

Taxonomic Coverages

The collection includes representatives of all major invertebrate groups, with emphasis on the groups listed below, in addition to ichnofossils.

Arthropoda
rank: phylum
Brachiopoda
rank: phylum
Bryozoa
rank: phylum
Echinodermata
rank: phylum
Mollusca
rank: phylum
Porifera
rank: phylum
Foraminifera
rank: phylum
Cnidaria
rank: phylum

Geographic Coverages

The collection has representatives from all continents. The strength of the collection lies in fossils from the mid-continent USA, in particular Kansas, in addition to specimens from Utah/the Great Basin, and Antarctica.

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Andrew Bentley
originator
position: Bioinformatics Manager
University of Kansas, Biodiversity Institute
1345 Jayhawk Boulevard
Lawrence
66045
KS
US
Telephone: +1 (785) 864-3863
email: abentley@ku.edu
homepage: https://biodiversity.ku.edu

Natalia López Carranza
metadata author
position: Collection Manager
KU Biodiversity Institute
Lindley Hall
Lawrence
66045
KS
US
Telephone: +1 (785) 864-2747
email: nlopezc@ku.edu
homepage: https://biodiversity.ku.edu/invertebrate-paleontology

Bruce Lieberman
administrative point of contact
position: Curator
University of Kansas, Biodiversity Institute
1345 Jayhawk Boulevard
Lawrence
66045
KS
US
Telephone: +01 (785) 864-2741
email: blieber@ku.edu
homepage: https://biodiversity.ku.edu/invertebrate-paleontology

Natalia Lopez-Carranza
administrative point of contact
position: Collection Manager
University of Kansas, Biodiversity Institute
Lindley Hall
Lawrence
66045
KS
US
Telephone: +01 (785) 864-2747
email: nlopezc@ku.edu
homepage: https://biodiversity.ku.edu/invertebrate-paleontology