Collection code YPM

    Paleobotany

    United States of AmericaNEW HAVEN
    170,000 specimens

    Description

    Of the more than 170,000 specimens in the Yale Peabody Museum’s Division of Paleobotany, 4,300 are type and illustrated specimens. The collection is worldwide in scope, with approximately 75% from North America and the remaining from the Arctic, Australia, Central America, Europe, Israel, Pakistan, Lebanon, China, India, South America, and the West Indies. This collection, which traces its roots to the early 19th century, is one of the most historically significant in the United States. Highlights include: Plant fossils from the opening of the American West Plant fossils from the United States Exploring Expedition of 1838–1842, described by James Dwight Dana Triassic and late Cretaceous floras from Arizona, New York, New Jersey, and southern New England The world’s largest assemblage of cycadeoids
    Taxonomic description
    No information
    Geographic description
    No information
    Temporal description
    No information
    Code
    YPM
    Number of specimens in collection
    170,000
    Online Catalog/Database
    Content types
    • Unknown
    • Unknown
    Incorporated collections
    • New York Botanic Garden
    • Princeton University

    Contacts

    Homepage
    Country
    United States of America
    State/Province
    CT
    City/Town
    NEW HAVEN
    Postal/Zip Code
    06511
    Address
    170 Whitney Ave
    Mailing address
    Country
    United States of America
    State/Province
    Connecticut
    City/Town
    New Haven
    Postal/Zip Code
    06511-0000
    Address
    Yale University, PO Box 208118
    S

    Shusheng Hu

    Collections Manager

    Identifiers

    Code
    YPM
    Identifiers
    • UUID
      urn:uuid:d6702499-0698-4069-bf5f-9312bef7ed16
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