Fossil Collection at the Zoology Museum of the University of Concepcion: enhancing understanding of Chile's past biodiversity.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The digital inventory of paleontological material stored in Chilean museums is highly relevant as it increases accessibility to information, both locally and over long distances, while reducing wear and tear on specimens caused by physical manipulation. The Fossil Collection database of the Museum of Zoology of the University of Concepción (UCC_MZUC_FOS) includes 144 records, with the main representatives being marine invertebrates of the Bivalvia, Echinoidea and Gastropoda classes. Notable species include Encopecalderensis, Hemiasterwayensis, Zygochlamyspatagonica and Retrotapesexalbidus, most of which come from important Chilean fossil sites. Material was collected between 1970 and 2017, with a large portion of it being donated and identifie

SUBMITTER: Beltran Echeverria FA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10925857 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature