NMNH Paleobiology Specimen Records (USNM)

Thomas Orrell

doi:10.15468/7m0fvd

NMNH Paleobiology Specimen Records (USNM)

Citation

Orrell T, Informatics Office (2023). NMNH Paleobiology Specimen Records (USNM). Version 1.76. National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/7m0fvd accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-12-02.

Description

Public records from the Department of Paleobiology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution. These data cover accessioned specimens representing fossil invertebrates, vertebrates, and plants from all over the world and include more than 139,000 paleobiological type specimen records.

Additional info

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Taxonomic Coverages

Animalia
common name: Animals rank: kingdom
Plantae
common name: Plants rank: kingdom
Protoctista
common name: Protists rank: kingdom
Bacteria
common name: Bacteria

Geographic Coverages

Global collections, National Museum of Natural History (USNM), Smithsonian Institution

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Thomas Orrell
originator
position: Deputy Director, Research Informatics Program
National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution
P.O. Box 37012, MRC 136
Washington
20013-7012
DC
US
Telephone: 202-633-2151
email: orrellt@si.edu
homepage: http://collections.nmnh.si.edu
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1038-3028

Informatics Office
originator
position: IPT Administrator
National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution
P.O. Box 37012, MRC 136
Washington
20013-7012
DC
US
Telephone: 202-633-0850
email: informaticshelp@si.edu
homepage: http://collections.nmnh.si.edu

Thomas Orrell
metadata author
position: Deputy Director, Research Informatics Program
National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution
P.O. Box 37012, MRC 136
Washington
20013-7012
DC
US
Telephone: 202-633-2151
email: orrellt@si.edu
homepage: http://collections.nmnh.si.edu
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1038-3028

Informatics Office
metadata author
position: IPT Administrator
National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution
P.O. Box 37012, MRC 136
Washington
20013-7012
DC
US
Telephone: 202-633-0850
email: informaticshelp@si.edu
homepage: http://collections.nmnh.si.edu

Holly Little
point of contact
position: Collections Management
Department of Paleobiology, NMNH, Smithsonian Institution
P.O. Box 37012, MRC 121
Washington
20013-7012
DC
US
Telephone: 202-633-5340
email: littleh@si.edu
homepage: http://collections.nmnh.si.edu/search/paleo/

Thomas Orrell
administrative point of contact
position: Deputy Director, Research Informatics Program
National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution
P.O. Box 37012, MRC 136
Washington
20013-7012
DC
US
Telephone: 202-633-2151
email: orrellt@si.edu
homepage: http://collections.nmnh.si.edu
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1038-3028

Informatics Office
administrative point of contact
position: IPT Administrator
National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution
P.O. Box 37012, MRC 136
Washington
20013-7012
DC
US
Telephone: 202-633-0850
email: informaticshelp@si.edu
homepage: http://collections.nmnh.si.edu