CSBR: Natural History: Uncrowding, rehousing, and digitization of the non-federal fossil vertebrate collection at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science

该项目旨在保护丹佛自然科学博物馆（DMNS）的化石收藏，并将其数字化，使其成为该机构强大的研究和推广活动的一部分。脊椎动物化石收藏将继续加强DMNS展览、游客规划和教育推广活动。该项目将利用博物馆的大型志愿者计划，该计划将公众与博物馆藏品联系起来，以协助完成与项目相关的任务。这些藏品及其重要性将在博物馆的一系列“科学家在行动”卫星广播中突出，将科学家与4-12年级的学生联系起来。此外，对科学事业感兴趣的代表性不足的高中生将通过博物馆成功的“青少年科学学者计划”参与基于收藏的研究项目，为他们在STEM领域的成功做出贡献。丹佛自然科学博物馆（DMNS）是落基山脉地区最大的公共自然历史博物馆。博物馆收藏的脊椎动物化石数量迅速增加，涵盖了落基山脉地区及其他地区3.3亿年的进化过程。在过去的20年里，馆藏经历了其历史上最大的增长时期，收购的速度超过了该机构存储、策展和数字化化石的能力。再加上一个新的最先进的收藏设施的完成，该项目为56,000多个重要脊椎动物化石的数字化提供了支持，增加了可访问性，促进了研究和教育。有关博物馆科学和推广任务的更多信息，因为它们与这个项目有关，可在www.dmns.org/science/collections/上公开获取。

This project proposes to secure and digitize a collection of fossils at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science (DMNS), accommodating their use as part of the strong suite research and outreach activities at that institution. The fossil vertebrate collection will continue to enhance DMNS exhibits, visitor programming, and educational outreach activities. This project will utilize the Museum's large volunteer program, which unites the public with museum collections to assist with project-related tasks. The collections and their importance will be highlighted in a series of 'Scientists in Action' satellite broadcasts directly from the Museum, connecting scientists with grades 4-12 students. Additionally, underrepresented high school students interested in science careers will work on collections-based research projects through the Museum's successful 'Teen Science Scholars Program', contributing to their success in STEM fields.The Denver Museum of Nature & Science (DMNS) is the largest public natural history museum in the Rocky Mountain region. The Museum houses a rapidly expanding fossil vertebrate collection spanning more than 330 million years of evolution in the Rocky Mountain region and beyond. Over the past 20 years, the collection has experienced the greatest period of growth in its history, with acquisitions outpacing the institution's ability to store, curate, and digitize fossils. Coupled with the completion of a new state-of-the-art collections facility, this project provides support for the digitization of over 56,000 significant vertebrate fossils, increasing accessibility and facilitating research and education. Additional information about the Museum's scientific and outreach missions, as they relate to this project, is publicly available at: www.dmns.org/science/collections/.