[NHCOLL-L:4810] Re: Looking for a Lungfish model or taxidermy mount

[malcolm McCallum]

WHy not just buy a lungfish and pickle it or have it taxidermy mounted??
African Lungfish are often available on ebay.
South American Lungfish are occassionally available, but I'm not sure
you can buy an Australian Lungfish, they are probably protected!

:)

On Tue, Apr 6, 2010 at 3:09 PM, Rodrigo Pellegrini
<Rodrigo.Pellegrini at sos.state.nj.us> wrote:
> Dear fellow collections professionals,
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> The Bureau of Natural History of the New Jersey State Museum is currently
> planning a small exhibit display of fossil lungfish material, and we are
> trying to locate a life-size model (or taxidermy mount) of a lungfish to
> display alongside our fossils.
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> Does your institution have such a specimen or model that we could borrow?
> The exhibit is scheduled for a 6 month duration.
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> Any information or help in locating a model or mount would be most welcomed.
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> Thank you very much in advance for your time and assistance.
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> Rod
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> Rodrigo Pellegrini, MA, MS
> Registrar, Natural History Bureau
> New Jersey State Museum
> PO Box 530
> Trenton, NJ 08625-0530
> USA
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> Voice: (609) 292-5615 (office)
>        (609) 826-3924 (laboratory)
>        (609) 826-5449 (storage)
> Fax: (609) 292-7636
> E-mail: Rodrigo.Pellegrini at sos.state.nj.us
> www.newjerseystatemuseum.org



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