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Evolutionary Biology
January 10th, 2011
The bird database contains approximately 500,000 catalogue records from all orders of birds, all but one family, and more than 90% of the world's genera and species. It includes skins, skeletons, alcoholics, tissues, nests and eggs, stomach contents, and syringes.
January 10th, 2011
The Bird Division egg and nest collection has more than 21,000 egg sets and nests.
January 10th, 2011
Explore the Division of Fishes collection of specimen images.
January 10th, 2011
Explore the Division of Fishes collection of cleared and stained fishes.
January 10th, 2011
Explore the Division of Fishes collection of dried fish skeletons.
November 09th, 2010
The Department of Geology maintains a primary focus on paleontological research, with curators covering fossil mammals, fossil fish, fossil reptiles and amphibians, and fossil invertebrates. Geology department paleontologists study the evolution of the Earth and its biota through time and space. The study of meteoritics has been and continues to be the department's other major research area.