Collection Upgrade and Improvement of Condon Fossil Museum

太平洋西北部的约翰戴组包括 火山沉积物与陆地地层互层，其中 第三纪的植物和动物被保存下来。 的 俄勒冈州大学康登博物馆收藏了32000多件 来自俄勒冈州约翰戴层的脊椎动物化石，以及 植物和无脊椎动物化石，涵盖了更广泛的 地质年代 这些收藏品是重要的资源 和威廉·奥尔博士，博物馆馆长 收集，提出了显着改善其条件。 收集将被安装在高密度涡轮机 在新装修的宿舍储存单位， 在这个过程中进行了清点和重组。 计算机数据库 将实现集合的内容，从而 为研究界提供更好的访问这些 重要化石 康登博物馆（Condon Museum） 是国家研究基础设施的关键要素。 它们使研究人员和学生更容易进入 区域，他们支持系统学的高级培训， 生态学和进化生物学。 这些和其它优点 如果区域收藏被归入一个 少数国家储存库。 建议的收集改进 将促进重要的古生物学研究， 培训和保护我们国家的部分自然遗产。

The John Day Formation of the Pacific Northwest includes volcanic deposits interlayered with terrestrial strata, in which plants and animals from the Tertiary Epoch are preserved. The Condon Museum of the University of Oregon houses more than 32,000 fossil vertebrates from the John Day beds of Oregon, as well as plant and invertebrate fossils that cover a wider spectrum of geologic ages. This collection ranks as an important resource for paleontological research, and Dr. William Orr, Curator of the collection, proposes significant improvements in its condition. The collection will be installed in high density compactorized storage units in newly renovated quarters, and will be inventoried and reorganized in the process. A computer database of the collection's contents will be implemented, thereby providing the research community with better access to these important fossils. Regionally important collections such as the Condon Museum are critical elements of the nation's research infrastructure. They provide easier access by researchers and students within the region, and they support advanced training in systematics, ecology, and evolutionary biology. These and other advantages would be lost if regional collections were to be subsumed into a few national repositories. The proposed collection improvement will enhance important paleontological research and graduate training, and preserve part of our nation's natural heritage.