COA Mammal Collection (Arctos)

Occurrence
Latest version published by George B. Dorr Museum of Natural History, College of the Atlantic on Dec 2, 2024 George B. Dorr Museum of Natural History, College of the Atlantic

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Description

The George B. Dorr Museum of Natural History, College of the Atlantic, houses extensive natural history collections that can be used by students, teachers, researchers, and artists. The Dorr Museum features dioramas of coastal Maine wildlife and a tide pool tank that houses a variety of live sea stars, hermit crabs, snails and other marine creatures. Visitors of all ages can touch, smell, listen and create while learning about the natural history of Maine. The Museum is housed in the original headquarters of Acadia National Park. All specimens and exhibits have been prepared by College of the Atlantic students as part of their academic experience.

Data Records

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Occurrence (core)
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George B. Dorr Museum of Natural History, College of the Atlantic

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GBIF Registration

This resource has been registered with GBIF, and assigned the following GBIF UUID: 25685aee-445d-4e82-94c8-815ee2169644.  George B. Dorr Museum of Natural History, College of the Atlantic publishes this resource, and is itself registered in GBIF as a data publisher endorsed by GBIF-US.

Keywords

Occurrence; Specimen; Occurrence

Contacts

Scott Swann
  • Metadata Provider
  • Originator
  • Point Of Contact
  • Collections Manager
George B. Dorr Museum of Natural History, College of the Atlantic
  • 105 Eden Street
04609 Bar Harbor
ME
US
  • (207) 288-5395
David Bloom
  • Programmer
  • VertNet Coordinator
John Wieczorek
  • Programmer
  • Information Architect
Museum of Vertebrate Zoology at UC Berkeley
Dusty McDonald
  • Point Of Contact
  • Arctos Database Programmer
Sean Murphy
  • Point Of Contact
  • Assistant Director of Information Technology
George B. Dorr Museum of Natural History, College of the Atlantic
  • 105 Eden Street
04609 Bar Harbor
ME
US
  • (207) 801-5651

Geographic Coverage

The Dorr Museum contains mammal specimens from the United States, primarily Maine.

Bounding Coordinates South West [-90, -180], North East [90, 180]

Taxonomic Coverage

The Dorr Museum includes representatives from multiple orders of mammals, with rodents and carnivores comprising the largest holdings.

Class Mammalia

Temporal Coverage

Living Time Period 1900 to present

Additional Metadata

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Alternative Identifiers 25685aee-445d-4e82-94c8-815ee2169644
https://ipt.vertnet.org/resource?r=coa_mammals