Improvements in storage and systematizations of the Vertebrate Paleontology Collection, Museum of Natural History, University of Kansas

堪萨斯大学自然历史博物馆古脊椎动物收藏的存储和系统化改进

• 批准号: 8918897
• 负责人: Hans-Peter Schultze
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: University of Kansas Main Campus
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing grant
• 财政年份: 1990
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1990-09-15 至 1994-02-28
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=8918897&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Improvements; storage; systematizations; Vertebrate; Paleontology

The Vertebrate Paleontology Collection in the University of Kansas' Museum of Paleontology is one of the premier resources of its kind in North America. It comprises more than 100,000 specimens and was among the first to have a computerized collection database. The collection's rapid growth during the past decade has outpaced the Museum staff's ability to accession and catalog new fossil vertebrates. Dr. Hans-Peter Schultze, Curator of the collection, has devised a management plan to process this backlog and make these valuable specimens available to researchers. Systematic collections in natural history museums and herbaria constitute a unique record of the evolution of life on earth. Systematists, paleontologists, biogeographers, ecologists, and evolutionary biologists are becoming increasingly dependent on these research resources. Their continued growth and proper curation are essential for a wide range of research endeavors.

堪萨斯大学古生物博物馆的古脊椎动物收藏是北美同类资源中最重要的资源之一。它包括超过100，000个标本，是第一个拥有计算机化收集数据库的标本之一。在过去的十年里，藏品的快速增长已经超过了博物馆工作人员对新的脊椎动物化石进行登记和编目的能力。博物馆馆长Hans-Peter Schultze博士制定了一项管理计划，以处理这些积压的标本，并将这些珍贵的标本提供给研究人员。自然历史博物馆和植物标本馆的系统收藏构成了地球上生命进化的独特记录。系统学家、古生物学家、古地理学家、生态学家和进化生物学家越来越依赖这些研究资源。它们的持续增长和适当的管理对于广泛的研究工作至关重要。