Occurrence

AMNH Invertebrate Paleontology Collection

Latest version published by American Museum of Natural History on 07 December 2017 American Museum of Natural History
The dataset contains taxonomic, geographic and stratigraphic data for 7000 specimen lots of Foraminifera and Ostracoda Microfossils housed at the American Museum of Natural History
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Data Records

The data in this occurrence resource has been published as a Darwin Core Archive (DwC-A), which is a standardized format for sharing biodiversity data as a set of one or more data tables. The core data table contains 976 records.

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How to cite

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American Museum of Natural History Invertebrate Paleontology Collection (AMNH)

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The publisher and rights holder of this work is American Museum of Natural History. To the extent possible under law, the publisher has waived all rights to these data and has dedicated them to the Public Domain (CC0 1.0). Users may copy, modify, distribute and use the work, including for commercial purposes, without restriction.

GBIF Registration

This resource has been registered with GBIF, and assigned the following GBIF UUID: f8e14cc1-cd02-4882-87f7-c5744714b962.  American Museum of Natural History publishes this resource, and is itself registered in GBIF as a data publisher endorsed by U.S. Geological Survey.

Keywords

Specimen; Fossil Invertebrates; Micropaleontology; Protista; Foraminifera; Ostracoda; Mollusca; Bivalvia; Gastropoda; Echinodermata; Cephalopoda; Arthropoda; Trilobita; Porifera; Nautiloidea; Ammonoidea; Echinoidea; Crinoidea; Brachiopoda; Occurrence

Contacts

Who created the resource:

Bushra Hussaini
Senior Scientific Assistant
AMNH
200 Central Park West
10024 New York City
NY
US
+01-212-769-5371
http://www.amnh.org/our-research/paleontology

Who can answer questions about the resource:

Bushra Hussaini
Senior Scientific Assistant
AMNH
200 Central Park West
10024 New York City
NY
US
+01-212-769-5371
http://www.amnh.org/our-research/paleontology

Who filled in the metadata:

Bushra Hussaini
Senior Scientific Assistant
AMNH
200 Central Park West
10024 New York City
NY
US
+01-212-769-5371
http://www.amnh.org/our-research/paleontology

Who else was associated with the resource:

Publisher
Joanna McCaffrey
Biodiversity Informatics Manager
iDigBio
Gainesville
FL
US
https://www.idigbio.org/portal/
Programmer
Laura Russell
Data Mobilization Specialist
https://www.idigbio.org/portal/

Taxonomic Coverage

Fossil Invertebrates, Micropaleontology, Protista, Foraminifera, Ostracoda, Mollusca, Bivalvia, Gastropoda, Echinodermata, Cephalopoda, Arthropoda, Trilobita, Porifera, Nautiloidea, Ammonoidea, Echinoidea, Crinoidea, Brachiopoda

Kingdom  Protista
Phylum  Foraminifera

Project Data

No Description available

Title CSBR: Natural History Collections: Support for the AMNH Invertebrate Paleontology Collection; Addressing a critical need to conserve and digitize the Microfossil Collection
Identifier NSF #1203394
Funding National Science Foundation
Study Area Description The Foraminifera and Ostracoda Microfossil collection at the American Museum of Natural History was established in 1935 and contains 7000 specimen lots keyed into seminal monographs on foraminifera and ostracoda.The collection is important because of its broad range, making it possible to study the diversity of these organisms and their distribution geographically, and over geologic time. The collection was at risk due to suboptimal storage and lack of databasing. Specimens were identified, rehoused, conserved and catalogued. Data associated with specimens are made available to the public and researchers via the online database, along with digital images of over 1,000 specimens and CT-scan images of 50 specimens. The improvements to this collection will enhance its utility and accessibility for researchers and students. Correctly identified and curated specimens will be used in evolutionary studies and in research in which foraminifera are used to evaluate the impacts of present and past climate change on ecosystems.

The personnel involved in the project:

Principal Investigator
Neil Landman

Collection Data

Collection Name Fossil Invertebrates
Collection Identifier urn:uuid:d7af5ec8-fad7-4db2-9026-a90e396b87df
Parent Collection Identifier AMNH
Specimen preservation methods Other

Additional Metadata

Alternative Identifiers f8e14cc1-cd02-4882-87f7-c5744714b962
http://ipt.idigbio.org/resource?r=amnh-fi