Steinhardt Museum of Natural History (SMNHTAU) Vertebrates

Yonatan Gur

doi:10.15468/nmhemt

Steinhardt Museum of Natural History (SMNHTAU) Vertebrates

Citation

Gur Y (2022). Steinhardt Museum of Natural History (SMNHTAU) Vertebrates. Version 1.7. The Steinhardt Museum of Natural History. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/nmhemt accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-11-03.

Description

The National Collections of Natural History at the Steinhardt Museum comprise over five million specimens that document nature over millennia, as well as the history and development of culture in the Levant region. This dynamic documentation is essential for a wide range of research topics in biology, archeology, and anthropology, as well as for applied research that supports a wide range of applied policy-relevant studies, primarily focused on agriculture and environmental conservation and health. Accordingly, the collections serve hundreds of scientists and professionals every year. Specimens are collected by the Museum’s scientists and their students in the course of their research. Birds and mammals are usually individuals that died in the wild and were collected by Israel Nature and Parks Authority rangers or from the wildlife hospital. Additionally, scientists from many other institutions transfer specimens or whole collections to our museum, to ensure their preservation for the benefit of science. Similarly, smaller museum collections and private collections are assimilated into the Steinhardt Museum collections in order to guarantee their preservation and make them accessible to the scientific community.

Additional info

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Taxonomic Coverages

Aves
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Mammalia
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Reptilia
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Amphibia
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Actinopteri
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Actinopterygii
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Elasmobranchii
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Holocephali
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Geographic Coverages

Emphasis on Israel, with additional collections from locations in North America, South America, Europe, Africa, and Asia.

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Yonatan Gur
originator
position: Collections Database Manager
Steinhardt Museum of Natural History
Klausner 12
Tel Aviv
IL
Telephone: 972-3-6409042
email: yona4@tauex.tau.ac.il
homepage: https://smnh.tau.ac.il/en/

Yonatan Gur
metadata author
position: Collections Database Manager
Steinhardt Museum of Natural History
Tel Aviv
IL
email: yona4@tauex.tau.ac.il
homepage: https://smnh.tau.ac.il/en/

David Bloom
programmer
position: VertNet Coordinator
VertNet
email: dbloom@vertnet.org
homepage: http://www.vertnet.org

John Wieczorek
programmer
position: Information Architect
VertNet
email: tuco@berkeley.edu
homepage: http://www.vertnet.org

Yonatan Gur
administrative point of contact
position: Collections Database Manager
Steinhardt Museum of Natural History
Klausner 12
Tel Aviv
IL
Telephone: 972-3-6409042
email: yona4@tauex.tau.ac.il
homepage: https://smnh.tau.ac.il/en/