Support for the AMNH Fossil Mammal Collection: An Integrated Program to Rehouse Types and Perissodactyla, and Enhance On-Line Collections Data and Web-Based Educational Resources

在Jin b孟博士的指导下，美国自然历史博物馆获得了一笔赠款，用于升级哺乳动物化石收藏的存储设施和数据库。它是最大的哺乳动物化石收藏之一，被科学家大量使用。许多标本在被发现时对科学来说都是新的。该项目将使博物馆获得新的橱柜和重型架子，用于收集近趾龙（例如马和犀牛）和其他哺乳动物化石。目前的橱柜和储存设施由旧设备组成，不能充分保护标本免受温度和湿度变化的影响。与标本相关的数据将被输入AMNH数据库，并可供全世界的研究人员和教育工作者使用。将从纽约公立高中招募几名教师研究员，与研究人员合作，准备教育K-12模块。该项目还将支持几名本科生实习生，他们将与策展人一起重新安置标本并将信息输入数据库。

A grant has been awarded to the American Museum of Natural History under the direction of Dr. Jin Meng to upgrade the storage facilities and the database for the fossil mammal collection. The collection is one of the largest for fossil mammals and is heavily used by scientists. Many of the specimens were new to science when they were discovered. The project will allow the Museum to acquire new cabinets and heavy-duty shelving for the collection of Perrisodactyls (e. g., horses and rhinos) and other fossil mammals. The current cabinets and storage facilities consist of older equipment that does not adequately protect the specimens from temperature and humidity changes. The data associated with the specimens will be entered into the AMNH database and become available to researchers and educators worldwide. Several teacher fellows will be recruited from New York public high schools to collaborate with research staff to prepare educational K-12 modules. The project will also support several undergraduate student interns, who will work with curators to re-house specimens and enter information into the database.