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

支持 AMNH 哺乳动物化石收藏：重新安置类型和奇蹄类动物并增强在线收藏数据和基于网络的教育资源的综合计划

• 批准号: 0545155
• 负责人: Jin Meng
• 金额: $ 42.94万
• 依托单位: American Museum Natural History
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2006
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2006-04-01 至 2010-03-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0545155&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Support; AMNH; Fossil; Mammal; Collection

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.

在金蒙博士的指导下，美国自然历史博物馆获得了一笔赠款，用于更新哺乳动物化石收藏的储存设施和数据库。 该收藏是最大的哺乳动物化石之一，并被科学家大量使用。 许多标本在被发现时对科学来说是新的。 该项目将使博物馆能够获得新的橱柜和重型货架的收集Perrisodactyls（e。例如，在一个实施例中，马和犀牛）和其他哺乳动物化石。 目前的橱柜和储存设施包括较旧的设备，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，供世界各地的研究人员和教育工作者使用。将从纽约公立高中招聘几名教师研究员，与研究人员合作编写K-12教育模块。 该项目还将支持几名本科生实习生，他们将与馆长一起重新安置标本并将信息输入数据库。