Amphibian and reptile skeletons in the modern Osteological Collections at the University Museum of Bergen

Occurrence
Latest version published by University of Bergen on Nov 9, 2023 University of Bergen
Publication date:
9 November 2023
Published by:
University of Bergen
License:
CC-BY 4.0

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Description

This dataset contains a list of all the amphibian and reptile skeletons, partial skeletons, and skulls in the modern Osteological Collections at the University Museum of Bergen in Bergen, Norway, and associated information such as provenance data and measurements (if available). The material has been collected between the late 19th century and now. The main geographical focus of the collection is Norway and Scandinavia, but the collection also contains specimens from other countries.

Data Records

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Versions

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How to cite

Researchers should cite this work as follows:

Meijer HJM (2023): Amphibian and reptile skeletons in the modern Osteological Collections at the University Museum of Bergen. v1.1. University of Bergen. Dataset/Occurrence. https://ipt.gbif.no/resource?r=osteologi_birds&v=1.1

Rights

Researchers should respect the following rights statement:

The publisher and rights holder of this work is University of Bergen. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY 4.0) License.

GBIF Registration

This resource has been registered with GBIF, and assigned the following GBIF UUID: 09091176-bbe2-4077-9f4b-cfd555564160.  University of Bergen publishes this resource, and is itself registered in GBIF as a data publisher endorsed by GBIF Norway.

Keywords

Occurrence; Amphibia; amphibians; Reptilia; reptiles; osteology; skeleton; skull; Specimen

Contacts

Hanneke J.M. Meijer
  • Metadata Provider ●
  • Originator ●
  • User ●
  • Point Of Contact
Associate Professor & Curator
University Museum of Bergen, Department of Natural History
Allegaten 41
5007 Bergen
NO
+47 55 58 29 18
https://www.uib.no/en/persons/Hanneke.J.M..Meijer
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7066-6869

Geographic Coverage

The main focus of this collection is Norway and Scandinavia, but it contains specimens of other areas as well.

Bounding Coordinates South West [-90, -180], North East [90, 180]

Taxonomic Coverage

All amphibian and reptile skeletons, partial skeletons and skulls were identified to species level.

Class Amphibia (Amphibians), Reptilia (Reptiles)

Temporal Coverage

Start Date / End Date 1850-01-01 / 2023-01-01

Collection Data

Collection Name Amphibian and reptile skeletons in the modern Osteological Collections at the University Museum of Bergen
Collection Identifier urn:uuid:528159de-155f-4fb7-bce5-c92cb1c041d0
Specimen preservation methods Dried

Additional Metadata

Alternative Identifiers 09091176-bbe2-4077-9f4b-cfd555564160
https://ipt.gbif.no/resource?r=osteologi_krypdyr