[Nhcoll-l] Smithsonian NMNH - USGS Denver fossil collection transfer and research visitors through 2020

[Hollis, Kathy A.]

Dear friends and colleagues,



The Smithsonian NMNH Department of Paleobiology is pleased to announce that the care of the USGS Core Research Center Denver fossil collection has been transferred to the Smithsonian NMNH National Fossil Collection. The USGS Denver fossil collection represents over 100 years of USGS Paleontology and Stratigraphy Branch research.  The transfer of custody from Denver to the Smithsonian Museum Support Center in Suitland, MD is underway and will be completed in late 2020.

Primary collections include:

·         Lower Paleozoic trilobites and graptolites

·         Upper Paleozoic brachiopods

·         Upper Cretaceous ammonites and inoceramids

·         Triassic and Jurassic ammonites

·         Cenozoic Non-marine molluscs

·         Mesozoic and Cenozoic vertebrates

·         Paleozoic fusulinids


In addition to the 1.2 million fossils, the collection includes a vast amount of metadata consisting of locality and taxonomic cards, ledgers, supplementary identification reports, field notes and maps. The Smithsonian and the USGS are partnering to convert this analog data into digital data, georeference the fossil localities, and prepare searchable databases for each fossil collection. Learn more about the collections coming to NMNH here: https://www.usgs.gov/core-science-systems/nggdp/core-research-center/paleontology

Due to the volume of this acquisition, the Smithsonian NMNH Department of Paleobiology will have a reduced capacity to host all research visitors through 2020. We expect that staff will not be able to accommodate every visit request and researchers may be asked to adjust the timing of their visit and/or visit duration. To submit a research visit request, please see here: https://naturalhistory.si.edu/research/paleobiology/collections-access We thank you in advance for your patience and cooperation. Please send questions about the USGS transfer to Kathy Hollis at hollisk at si.edu







Kathy Hollis

Paleobiology Collections Manager

Department of Paleobiology

w 202.633.1357  c 330.634.6505  hollisk at si.edu<mailto:hollisk at si.edu>



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