UTEP Fossils (Arctos)

Teresa Mayfield-Meyer; Vicky Zhuang

doi:10.15468/vxnhvk

UTEP Fossils (Arctos)

Citation

Mayfield-Meyer T, Zhuang V (2024). UTEP Fossils (Arctos). Version 1.88. University of Texas at El Paso Biodiversity Collections. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/vxnhvk accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-12-12.

Description

The Vertebrate Paleobiology collections concentrate on Southwestern Pleistocene fossils, primarily from New Mexican cave faunas, although small numbers of other fossils are held. This catalogue includes specimens for which the UTEP Biodiversity Collections (UTEP-BC) acts as repository, both permanent and temporary. The UTEP-BC currently is repository for large numbers of specimens from lands of the Bureau of Land Management and sites under the jurisdiction of the Department of Defense. The primary focus is upon late Pleistocene Southwestern faunas, although there are some Holocene archaeological holdings and some Tertiary material as well. This emphasis primarily reflects the research interests of the curator, Arthur H. Harris, who has maintained and added to the collections since their initial organization in 1965.

Purpose

Data set was created through the work of University of Texas at El Paso faculty and students and is created to support future research.

Sampling Description

Method steps

Taxonomic Coverages

Geographic Coverages

The Vertebrate Paleobiology collections concentrate on Southwestern Pleistocene fossils, primarily from New Mexican cave faunas, although small numbers of other fossils are held.

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Teresa Mayfield-Meyer
originator
position: Collection Data Volunteer, UTEP Biodiversity Collections
University of Texas at El Paso
500 West University Avenue, Biology Bldg. #222
El Paso
79968
TX
US
Telephone: +01 214-693-9269
email: tmayfield.utepbc@jegelewicz.net
homepage: https://www.utep.edu/biodiversity/collections/vertebrate-paleobiology.html

Vicky Zhuang
originator
position: Manager, UTEP Biodiversity Collections
University of Texas at El Paso
500 West University Avenue, Biology Bldg. #222
El Paso
79968
TX
US
Telephone: +01 915-747-5479
email: mzhuang@utep.edu
homepage: https://www.utep.edu/biodiversity/collections/vertebrate-paleobiology.html

Teresa Mayfield-Meyer
metadata author
position: Collection Data Volunteer, UTEP Biodiversity Collections
University of Texas at El Paso
500 West University Avenue, Biology Bldg. #222
El Paso
79968
TX
US
Telephone: +01 214-693-9269
email: tmayfield.utepbc@jegelewicz.net
homepage: https://www.utep.edu/biodiversity/collections/vertebrate-paleobiology.html

Vicky Zhuang
metadata author
position: Manager, UTEP Biodiversity Collections
University of Texas at El Paso
500 West University Avenue, Biology Bldg. #222
El Paso
79968
TX
US
Telephone: +01 915-747-5479
email: mzhuang@utep.edu
homepage: https://www.utep.edu/biodiversity/collections/vertebrate-paleobiology.html

Laura Russell
programmer
position: Programmer
VertNet
email: larussell@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

Dusty McDonald
point of contact
position: Arctos Database Programmer
University of Alaska Museum
email: dlmcdonald@alaska.edu
homepage: http://arctos.database.museum

Vicky Zhuang
administrative point of contact
position: Manager, UTEP Biodiversity Collections
University of Texas at El Paso
500 West University Avenue, Biology Bldg. #222
El Paso
79968
TX
US
Telephone: +01 915-747-5479
email: mzhuang@utep.edu
homepage: https://www.utep.edu/biodiversity/collections/vertebrate-paleobiology.html

Arthur Harris
administrative point of contact
position: Curator, UTEP Biodiversity Collections
University of Texas at El Paso
500 West University Avenue, Biology Bldg. #217
El Paso
79968
Texas
US
Telephone: +01 915-747-6895
email: aharris@utep.edu
homepage: http://www.utep.edu/biodiversity/

Teresa Mayfield-Meyer
administrative point of contact
position: Collection Data Volunteer, UTEP Biodiversity Collections
University of Texas at El Paso
500 West University Avenue, Biology Bldg. #222
El Paso
79968
TX
US
Telephone: +01 214-693-9269
email: tmayfield.utepbc@jegelewicz.net
homepage: https://www.utep.edu/biodiversity/collections/vertebrate-paleobiology.html