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Vertebrate Paleontology Division, Yale Peabody Museum

Specimen Records: 79,712
Media Records: 27,960
iDigBio Last Ingested Date: 2023-05-26

The Division of Vertebrate Paleontology houses one of the most important vertebrate fossil collections in North America, totaling over 70,000 cataloged specimens. Staff and students of the Division undertake research in vertebrate systematics, evolution, and paleobiology. The Division supports field collecting programs in the Triassic of Arizona and Utah and across the K/T boundary in Montana and North Dakota.

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 Vanessa Rhue
RoleDivision of Vertebrate Paleontology
Emailvanessa.rhue@yale.edu
  • Data Corrected
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