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Specimen Record

ContinentNorth America
CountryUnited States
State/ProvinceTexas
County/ParishCulberson County
LocalityAlong Eastern Side Of Williams Ranch Road; 137 M Ne Of Williams Ranch Road; 5 Km Off Intersection Of Highway 81 And Williams Ranch Road
Latitude31.8314
Longitude-104.8682
Institution CodeYpm
Collection CodeIp
Catalog NumberYpm Ip 558272
Collected ByThomas Olszewski, Leigh Fall, Susan H. Butts
Date Collected2008-06-16

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The Yale Peabody Museum's collection of invertebrate fossils is one of largest in the United States, in volume and in geographic, stratigraphic and taxonomic representation. The holdings of the Division of Invertebrate Paleontology represent more than 350,000 specimen lots, approximately 4 million individuals. A total of 35,000 are type specimens; about 4,500 are the basis of new species descriptions. Over 300,000 specimen lots are available in the online specimen index; all known type specimens are included.

Contacts

Name Larry Gall
RoleHead, Computer Systems Office
Emaillawrence.gall@yale.edu
Name Larry Gall
RoleHead, Computer Systems Office
Emaillawrence.gall@yale.edu
Name Larry Gall
RoleHead, Computer Systems Office
Emaillawrence.gall@yale.edu
Name Susan Butts
RoleDivision of Invertebrate Paleontology
Emailsusan.butts@yale.edu
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