Natural History Museum Rotterdam (NL) - Chordata collection
Latest version published by Natural History Museum Rotterdam on May 5, 2018
Collection Chordata of the Natural History Museum Rotterdam. Amphibians: Mostly specimens from Europe, Asia Minor and the Middle East. Reptiles: Mostly European species, with some material from Asia Minor and the Middle East. Birds: Mounted specimens, study skins, skeletons and eggs, mainly from European species, some Indonesian material; skeletal material of gulls and waders. Cartilaginous Fish: European species, mostly from the North Sea. Bony Fish: Mainly European species, mostly from the North Sea and Western Atlantic. Mammals (fossil) : Representative collection of mostly Pliocene, Miocene and Pleistocene material from the Netherlands and the bottom of the North Sea. Rich in marine mammals. Mammals (recent): Study skins, mounts and skeletal material of Western Palearctic species, and some material from elsewhere (Indonesia).
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Keywords
chordata; Occurrence; Specimen
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Geographic Coverage
Global
| Bounding Coordinates | South West [-90, -180], North East [90, 180] |
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Taxonomic Coverage
Chordata
| Phylum | chordata (chordate) |
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Temporal Coverage
| Start Date / End Date | 1731-01-01 / 2013-04-23 |
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Additional Metadata
| Alternative Identifiers | 7a28b1b1-9d4c-4aeb-b239-38865417b5ea |
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| http://ipt.nlbif.nl/ipt/resource?r=nmr-chordata |