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Description: | -Large and important collections and in many areas are the largest in Northern England especially Insects c.143,000 with extensive data, some types, British and foreign specimens; Molluscs c.38,000 also British and foreign has 50 types and numerous figured specimens; Marine invertebrates c.1600 dried speciemns includes some syntypes and figured; Spirit c.8900 is mainly inverts. And fishwith types from the Brady collection Crustacea and Alder Collection Hydrozoa; Eggs and nest c.28000 is the largest in the region and mainly clutches in nests; Fish, amphibians and reptiles c.120 small collection, some cited; Skins c.9500 only collection in region has British and foreign birds and mammals; Osteology c.2000 largest in region includes extinct species; Herbarium c.73,900 easily largest in region includes British and foreign material; there are also 230 models, c.2000 mounted birds and mammals and an important collection c.18,000 microscope slides 6,000 of which are Brady Collection Crustacea with 600 type specimens; There is also an important archive and collections of rocks, minerals and fossils. All the collections are listed in the 'Catalogue of Natural Science Collections in North East England, 1986' and on the Fenscore website at www.fenscore.man.ac.uk/cgi-bin/nesearch.
- | Source: | Cornucopia - Discovering UK Collections | Address: | Barras Bridge
Newcastle upon Tyne Tyne and Wear United Kingdom,
NE2 4PT | FAX: | 0191 222 6753 | Telephone: | 0191 222 6765 | Identifier: | oai:www.cornucopia.org.uk:6191 | Go to resource |
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