Support for the AMNH Fossil Mammal Collection: An Integrated Program to Rehouse Types and Perissodactyla, and Enhance On-Line Collections Data and Web-Based Educational Resources

支持 AMNH 哺乳动物化石收藏：重新安置类型和奇蹄类动物并增强在线收藏数据和基于网络的教育资源的综合计划

• 批准号: 0545155
• 负责人: Jin Meng
• 金额: $ 42.94万
• 依托单位: American Museum Natural History
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2006
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2006-04-01 至 2010-03-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0545155&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Support; AMNH; Fossil; Mammal; Collection

A grant has been awarded to the American Museum of Natural History under the direction of Dr. Jin Meng to upgrade the storage facilities and the database for the fossil mammal collection. The collection is one of the largest for fossil mammals and is heavily used by scientists. Many of the specimens were new to science when they were discovered. The project will allow the Museum to acquire new cabinets and heavy-duty shelving for the collection of Perrisodactyls (e. g., horses and rhinos) and other fossil mammals. The current cabinets and storage facilities consist of older equipment that does not adequately protect the specimens from temperature and humidity changes. The data associated with the specimens will be entered into the AMNH database and become available to researchers and educators worldwide. Several teacher fellows will be recruited from New York public high schools to collaborate with research staff to prepare educational K-12 modules. The project will also support several undergraduate student interns, who will work with curators to re-house specimens and enter information into the database.

在金·孟博士（Jin Meng）博士的指导下，已授予美国自然历史博物馆的赠款，以升级储物设施和化石哺乳动物收藏的数据库。 该系列是化石哺乳动物最大的系列之一，科学家大量使用。 当发现时，许多标本是科学的新型标本。 该项目将允许博物馆购买新的橱柜和重型搁板，以收集perrisodactyls（例如，马和犀牛​​）和其他化石哺乳动物。 当前机柜和存储设施由旧设备组成，这些设备不能充分保护标本免受温度和湿度的变化。 与标本相关的数据将输入到AMNH数据库中，并在全球研究人员和教育工作者中使用。将从纽约公立高中招募几位教师研究员，与研究人员合作，准备教育K-12模块。 该项目还将支持几位本科生实习生，他们将与策展人合作以重新集合标本并将信息输入数据库。