UTEP Fossils (Arctos)

Occurrence Specimen
Latest version published by University of Texas at El Paso Biodiversity Collections on Dec 5, 2024 University of Texas at El Paso Biodiversity Collections

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Description

The Vertebrate Paleobiology collections concentrate on Southwestern Pleistocene fossils, primarily from New Mexican cave faunas, although small numbers of other fossils are held. This catalogue includes specimens for which the UTEP Biodiversity Collections (UTEP-BC) acts as repository, both permanent and temporary. The UTEP-BC currently is repository for large numbers of specimens from lands of the Bureau of Land Management and sites under the jurisdiction of the Department of Defense. The primary focus is upon late Pleistocene Southwestern faunas, although there are some Holocene archaeological holdings and some Tertiary material as well. This emphasis primarily reflects the research interests of the curator, Arthur H. Harris, who has maintained and added to the collections since their initial organization in 1965.

Data Records

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1 extension data tables also exist. An extension record supplies extra information about a core record. The number of records in each extension data table is illustrated below.

Occurrence (core)
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How to cite

Researchers should cite this work as follows:

Mayfield-Meyer T, Zhuang V (2024). UTEP Fossils (Arctos). Version 1.88. University of Texas at El Paso Biodiversity Collections. Occurrence dataset. https://ipt.vertnet.org/resource?r=utep_es&v=1.88

Rights

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The publisher and rights holder of this work is University of Texas at El Paso Biodiversity Collections. 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: dab57200-c600-4f26-b657-cf217443034e.  University of Texas at El Paso Biodiversity Collections publishes this resource, and is itself registered in GBIF as a data publisher endorsed by GBIF-US.

Keywords

Occurrence; Specimen; Occurrence

Contacts

Teresa Mayfield-Meyer
  • Metadata Provider
  • Originator
  • Point Of Contact
  • Collection Data Volunteer, UTEP Biodiversity Collections
University of Texas at El Paso
  • 500 West University Avenue, Biology Bldg. #222
79968 El Paso
TX
US
  • +01 214-693-9269
Vicky Zhuang
  • Metadata Provider
  • Originator
  • Point Of Contact
  • Manager, UTEP Biodiversity Collections
University of Texas at El Paso
  • 500 West University Avenue, Biology Bldg. #222
79968 El Paso
TX
US
  • +01 915-747-5479
Arthur Harris
  • Point Of Contact
  • Curator, UTEP Biodiversity Collections
University of Texas at El Paso
  • 500 West University Avenue, Biology Bldg. #217
79968 El Paso
Texas
US
  • +01 915-747-6895
Laura Russell
  • Programmer
  • Programmer
David Bloom
  • Programmer
  • Coordinator
John Wieczorek
  • Programmer
  • Information Architect
Museum of Vertebrate Zoology at UC Berkeley
Dusty McDonald
  • Point Of Contact
  • Arctos Database Programmer
University of Alaska Museum

Geographic Coverage

The Vertebrate Paleobiology collections concentrate on Southwestern Pleistocene fossils, primarily from New Mexican cave faunas, although small numbers of other fossils are held.

Bounding Coordinates South West [28.15, -118.125], North East [48.922, -95.449]

Temporal Coverage

Formation Period The primary focus is upon late Pleistocene Southwestern faunas, although there are some Holocene archaeological holdings and some Tertiary material as well.

Collection Data

Collection Name University of Texas at El Paso Biodiversity Collections - Paleobiology
Collection Identifier UTEP:ES
Parent Collection Identifier UTEP
Specimen preservation methods No treatment

Additional Metadata

Purpose

Data set was created through the work of University of Texas at El Paso faculty and students and is created to support future research.

Alternative Identifiers dab57200-c600-4f26-b657-cf217443034e
https://ipt.vertnet.org/resource?r=utep_es