Curation and Integration of Orphaned Collections of Fossil Invertebrates: Florida Museum of Natural History

佛罗里达大学(UF)的佛罗里达自然历史博物馆(FLMNH)最近获得了三个重要的孤儿无脊椎动物化石收藏。每个收藏主要由来自佛罗里达州新生代和美国东南部的标本组成，每个标本代表一个独特的科学研究资源。博物馆的无脊椎动物古生物学(IP)处将执行一个为期三年的项目，以管理这些孤立的藏品，并酌情将它们纳入其系统、类型和地层藏品中。该项目的最终目标是保存每个有价值的研究收藏中的标本和相关信息，并向科学界提供这些标本和相关信息。每个系列都展示了不同的优势和挑战。藏品包括：(1)佛罗里达州地质调查局藏品。1993年，位于塔拉哈西的佛罗里达地质调查局(FGS)正式将其收集的无脊椎动物化石移交给佛罗里达国立卫生研究院进行永久护理和保护。FGS采集量很大(已编目的13,000个，未编目的地块约5,000个)，代表了该州的大多数地层单位，包含超过178个主要类型以及许多图形、参考和凭证标本。(2)猎人--银行代收。这一大型收藏品是穆里尔·E·亨特和约瑟夫·E·班克斯夫妇在受雇于佛罗里达州塔拉哈西海岸石油公司期间于1960-1978年间收藏的。它由来自佛罗里达(85%)、美国东南部(10%)和海外形成(5%)的无脊椎动物化石组成。绝大多数标本(约22,200个)是按地层收集的，其中包括许多不再可以进入的遗址。(3)维克多·祖洛收藏。1993年7月，维克多·祖洛博士英年早逝，不久之后，维克多·祖洛博士的藤壶化石被从位于威尔明顿的北卡罗来纳大学转移到南卡罗来纳州大学。这一重要的收藏品(约1000件)主要包括祖洛正在研究的巴拉莫夫手镯。该文集还附有10份处于不同完成阶段的手稿，这些手稿正在分发给适当的工作人员完成。该藏品将包含许多初级和次级模式标本，这些标本都是本系统研究的结果。

The Florida Museum of Natural History (FLMNH) at the University of Florida (UF) recently acquired three, significant, orphaned collections of invertebrate fossils. Each collection is composed primarily of specimens from the Cenozoic of Florida and the southeastern U.S. and each represents a unique, scientific research resource. The Invertebrate Paleontology (IP) Division at the museum will execute a three-year project to curate these orphaned collections and integrate them into its Systematic, Type, and Stratigraphic collections, as appropriate. the ultimate goal of this project is to preserve the specimens and associated information within each of these valuable research collections and to make them available to the scientific community. Each collection presents distinct strengths and challenges. The collections include: (1) Florida Geological Survey Collection. In 1993 the Florida Geological Survey (FGS) in Tallahassee officially transferred its collection of fossil invertebrates to the FLMNH for permanent care and conservation. The FGS Collections large ( 13,000 catalogued and ca. 5,000 uncatalogued lots), represents most of the stratigraphic units in the state, and contains over 178 primary types as well as many figured, referred, and voucher specimens. (2) Hunter-Banks Collection. This large collection was made during 1960-1978 by Muriel E. Hunter and the Lake Joseph E. Banks while employed by the Coastal Petroleum Company of Tallahassee, FL. It consists of fossil invertebrates from Florida (85%), the southeastern U.S. (10%), and form abroad ( 5%). The vast majority of the specimen lots (ca. 22,200) were stratigraphically collected, including many sites which are no longer accessible. (3) Victor Zullo Collection. Shortly after his untimely death in July 1993, the fossil barnacle collection of Dr. Victor Zullo was transferred to the FLMNH from the University of North Caroline, Wilmington. This vital collection (ca. 1,000 lots) consists primarily of balanomorph barlacles which Zullo was researching. The collection is accompanied by 10 manuscripts in various stages of completion which are being distributed to appropriate workers for completion. The collection will contain many primary and secondary type specimens which result from this systematic research.