Martha's Vineyard Cultural Council Grant for 2008

Fossil Heritage Collection

With the help of Concord, Massachusetts photographer Faith Margolin, our online gallery of fossil acquistions features...

The Institute is an active force in preserving our fossil heritage. In most instances acquisition is by purchase of specimens offered for sale in various venues or from gifts. Acquired specimens are examined and documented prior to depositing them in the most appropriate institution for research, education and museum display.

At this time acquisition emphasis is on Paleozoic stelleroids, a choice that leverages the research experience of Institute director Dr. Hotchkiss who is leading this effort. This emphasis responds to the fact that stelleroids are very underrepresented in existing museum collections and that there is more material of greater diversity in private hands than in public institutions. The Institute is grateful to the hobbyists and collectors who have found these specimens and responsibly kept them. If it were not for these motivated individuals these specimens might not exist today. A chosen aim of the Institute is to try to transition this part of our fossil heritage into public institutions for long term custody and greatest public and scientific access.

In selecting a recipient institution we give highest consideration to the relevance of the specimen to the permanent collections of the institution. In addition we consider whether the institution and its collections are a magnet for visiting scientists who work on this type of fossil, and whether the access and lending policies support international collaboration among scientists. To most fully accomplish our mission, we give preference to institutions that electronically catalog their collections so that researchers around the world can locate specimens through the internet (paleoinformatics initiatives). We ask that acknowledgement of donation by MPRI be associated with the specimen.

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Martha's Vineyard Cultural Council Grant for 2008 Fossil Heritage Collection With the help of Concord, Massachusetts photographer Faith Margolin, our online gallery of fossil acquistions features... The Institute is an active force in preserving our fossil heritage. In most instances acquisition is by purchase of specimens offered for sale in various venues or from gifts. Acquired specimens are examined and documented prior to depositing them in the most appropriate institution for research, education and museum display. At this time acquisition emphasis is on Paleozoic stelleroids, a choice that leverages the research experience of Institute director Dr. Hotchkiss who is leading this effort. This emphasis responds to the fact that stelleroids are very underrepresented in existing museum collections and that there is more material of greater diversity in private hands than in public institutions. The Institute is grateful to the hobbyists and collectors who have found these specimens and responsibly kept them. If it were not for these motivated individuals these specimens might not exist today. A chosen aim of the Institute is to try to transition this part of our fossil heritage into public institutions for long term custody and greatest public and scientific access. In selecting a recipient institution we give highest consideration to the relevance of the specimen to the permanent collections of the institution. In addition we consider whether the institution and its collections are a magnet for visiting scientists who work on this type of fossil, and whether the access and lending policies support international collaboration among scientists. To most fully accomplish our mission, we give preference to institutions that electronically catalog their collections so that researchers around the world can locate specimens through the internet (paleoinformatics initiatives). We ask that acknowledgement of donation by MPRI be associated with the specimen.				latest news 5/20/2008 added to the Make it happen listings You Make It Possible! Our latest newsletter describes how our supporters further our mission. Site Update! Fossil Heritage Collection Specimens purchased with the help of our generous donors.
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