Paleontological collections of Germany, Austria and Switzerland : the history of life of fossil organisms at museums and universities /: the history of life of fossil organisms at museums and universities. ([2018])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Lothar A. Beck, Ulrich Joger, editors.
• Editors: Beck, Lothar A; Joger, Ulrich
• Contents: Intro; Archives of Earth's History: An Introduction; Contents; Chapter 1: Research and Open Questions-A Modern Concept Behind Berlins T. rex Presentation of Tristan Otto; 1.1 General Information; 1.2 Introduction; 1.3 Paleontological Objects in Exhibitions; 1.4 Would You Like to Have a T. rex?; 1.5 The Concept Behind the T. rex Show; References; Chapter 2: Scientific Methods of Geological and Paleontological Collections and Trends in Paleontological Investigation and Research; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Methods of Preparation and Preservation; 2.3 Spatial Visualization of Fossils 2.4 Laser 3D-Scans, 3D Prints and Their Applicability2.5 Processing of Data /Analysis; 2.6 Data Storing; References; Chapter 3: Bamberg: The Paleontological Collection at the Museum of Natural History in Bamberg (NKMB); 3.1 History; 3.2 The Collection Takes on a Regional Focus; 3.3 Current Focus: The Wattendorf Plattenkalk; References; Chapter 4: BASEL: The Natural History Museum Basel (NMB); 4.1 Introduction: History Infrastructure Current Research Teaching and Didactic Outreach; 4.2 The Collection of Microfossils, Fossil Plants and Invertebrates; 4.2.1 Reference Collections 4.2.2 Historical Collections4.2.3 Systematic Collection; 4.2.4 Regional Collections; 4.2.5 Micropaleontological Collections; 4.2.6 Special Collections; 4.3 The Collection of Fossil Vertebrates; 4.3.1 The Collection of Fossil Fishes, Amphibians, Reptiles and Birds; 4.3.2 The Collection of Fossil Mammals; 4.3.3 "Bone Alphabet"; References; Chapter 5: BERLIN: The Palaeontological Collections of the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin; 5.1 Introduction; 5.1.1 History of the Collections; 5.1.2 General Information; 5.1.2.1 Acquisitions; 5.1.2.2 Access; 5.1.2.3 Loan; 5.1.2.4 Collection-Based Research 5.2 The Collections of Fossil Invertebrates5.2.1 General Information; 5.2.2 The Particular Fossil Invertebrate Collections; 5.3 The Collection of Fossil Vertebrates; 5.3.1 General Information; 5.3.2 The Particular Fossil Vertebrate Collections; 5.3.2.1 Fossil Fishes; 5.3.2.2 Fossil Amphibians; 5.3.2.3 Fossil Reptiles (Including Tetrapod Ichnofossils); 5.3.2.4 Fossil Birds; 5.3.2.5 Fossil Mammals; 5.3.2.6 Fossil Hominids; 5.3.2.7 Otoliths; 5.3.2.8 Histological Collection; 5.4 The Palaeobotanical Collections; 5.4.1 General Information; 5.4.2 The Particular Palaeobotanical Collections 5.4.2.1 Silicified Wood5.4.2.2 Devonian-Collection; 5.4.2.3 Carboniferous-Collection; 5.4.2.4 Rotliegend-Collection; 5.4.2.5 Triassic-Collection; 5.4.2.6 Cretaceous-Collection; 5.4.2.7 Tertiary-Collection; 5.4.2.8 Pollen, Spores and Cuticules; References; Chapter 6: BERN: The Natural History Museum -- An Institution of the Burgergemeinde of Bern; 6.1 General Information; 6.1.1 A Short History of the Museum; 6.1.2 Present Structure of the NMBE; 6.1.3 Research at the NMBE; 6.2 The Paleontological Collection; 6.2.1 History of the Collection; 6.2.2 Overview of the Present Paleontology Collection
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource, COLOR illustrations
• Subjects: 560.75; Fossils -- Collection and preservation -- Germany; Fossils -- Collection and preservation -- Austria; Fossils -- Collection and preservation -- Switzerland; Type specimens (Natural history); NATURE / Animals / Dinosaurs & Prehistoric Creatures; NATURE / Fossils; SCIENCE / Paleontology; Biodiversity; Paleontology; History of Biology; Fossils -- Collection and preservation; Type specimens (Natural history); Austria; Germany; Switzerland; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319774015; 3319774018
• Related ISBNs: 9783319774008
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed November 30, 2018).
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