Description
The mammalogy collection includes representatives of 172 species of mammals, distributed among 75 genera, 34 families, and 12 orders. Most of the specimens consist of study skins and skulls. The collection also includes partial or complete skeletons for many species. The skins of large animals have generally been prepared as tanned hides.
Data Records
The data in this occurrence resource has been published as a Darwin Core Archive (DwC-A), which is a standardized format for sharing biodiversity data as a set of one or more data tables. The core data table contains 1,948 records.
This IPT archives the data and thus serves as the data repository. The data and resource metadata are available for download in the downloads section. The versions table lists other versions of the resource that have been made publicly available and allows tracking changes made to the resource over time.
Versions
The table below shows only published versions of the resource that are publicly accessible.
How to cite
Researchers should cite this work as follows:
CCBER Mammalogy Collection
Rights
Researchers should respect the following rights statement:
The publisher and rights holder of this work is Cheadle Center for Biodiversity and Ecological Restoration. To the extent possible under law, the publisher has waived all rights to these data and has dedicated them to the Public Domain (CC0 1.0). Users may copy, modify, distribute and use the work, including for commercial purposes, without restriction.
GBIF Registration
This resource has been registered with GBIF, and assigned the following GBIF UUID: 383f8172-fcf3-481d-b2fa-decd9e54bb69. Cheadle Center for Biodiversity and Ecological Restoration publishes this resource, and is itself registered in GBIF as a data publisher endorsed by GBIF-US.
Keywords
Occurrence; Specimen
Contacts
- Originator ●
- Point Of Contact
- Collections Manager
- Harder South, Building 578, MS-9615
- +01 805-893-2401
- Metadata Provider
- Digital Resources Coordinator
- Harder South, Building 578, MS-9615
- +01 805-893-2506
Geographic Coverage
The mammal collection is regionally focused with strong series from the Point Conception biogeographic boundary region and the transverse mountain areas. Also includes some representatives from around the world.
| Bounding Coordinates | South West [32.72, -122.5], North East [37.45, -114.01] |
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Taxonomic Coverage
No Description available
| Class | Mammalia (mammals) |
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Temporal Coverage
| Formation Period | 1930s-current |
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Project Data
No Description available
| Title | Vertebrate Collections Management Project |
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| Funding | The data in this resource were funded by a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). |
The personnel involved in the project:
- Content Provider
Additional Metadata
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| Alternative Identifiers | 383f8172-fcf3-481d-b2fa-decd9e54bb69 |
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| http://ipt.vertnet.org:8080/ipt/resource?r=ccber_mammals |