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Canadian Museum of Nature Fossil Vertebrate Collection

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Citation

Shepherd K, Shorthouse D (2018). Canadian Museum of Nature Fossil Vertebrate Collection. Version 1.3. Canadian Museum of Nature. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/blxvml accessed via GBIF.org on 2019-02-16.

Description

Our Vertebrate Fossil Collection contains more than 61 620 specimens, and includes a broad range of fauna from the Devonian to the Pleistocene. The following are well represented in the collection: Cretaceous dinosaurs; Palaeogene mammals; Cretaceous and Devonian fishes. Of particular note are our dinosaurs from the late Cretaceous from western Canada, especially hadrosaurs and ceratopsians. The museum’s Quaternary mammals, collected in northern Canada, constitute the finest and most comprehensive collection of its type.

Our collections have good representation from localities from across Canada especially the north and west. Pleistocene mammals, Devonian fish, and Cretaceous dinosaurs are both research and exhibit highlights. This is in line with our traditional research activities and historically the manner in which the collection developed.

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Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Kieran Shepherd
originator
position: Curator, Palaeobiology
Canadian Museum of Nature
Ottawa
Ontario
CA
Telephone: 1-613-364-4054
email: kshepherd@nature.ca
homepage: https://nature.ca/en/research-collections/science-experts/kieran-shepherd
Kieran Shepherd
metadata author
position: Curator, Palaeobiology
Canadian Museum of Nature
Ottawa
Ontario
CA
Telephone: 1-613-364-4054
email: kshepherd@nature.ca
homepage: https://nature.ca/en/research-collections/science-experts/kieran-shepherd
David Shorthouse
metadata author
position: Assistant Collections Information Manager
Canadian Museum of Nature
Ottawa
Ontario
CA
email: dshorthouse@nature.ca
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7618-5230
Kieran Shepherd
curator
position: Curator, Palaeobiology
Canadian Museum of Nature
Ottawa
Ontario
CA
Telephone: 1-613-364-4054
email: kshepherd@nature.ca
homepage: https://nature.ca/en/research-collections/science-experts/kieran-shepherd
Kieran Shepherd
point of contact
position: Curator, Palaeobiology
Canadian Museum of Nature
Ottawa
Ontario
CA
Telephone: 1-613-364-4054
email: kshepherd@nature.ca
homepage: https://nature.ca/en/research-collections/science-experts/kieran-shepherd
Kieran Shepherd
administrative point of contact
position: Curator, Palaeobiology
Canadian Museum of Nature
Ottawa
Ontario
CA
Telephone: 1-613-364-4054
email: kshepherd@nature.ca
homepage: https://nature.ca/en/research-collections/science-experts/kieran-shepherd
Margaret Currie
administrative point of contact
position: Collection Technician
Canadian Museum of Nature
Ottawa
Ontario
CA
Telephone: 1-613-566-4251
email: mcurrie@nature.ca
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