Specimen Record

ContinentNorth America
CountryUnited States
State/ProvinceKansas
County/ParishDickinson County
LocalityUpper 2 Insect Beds In N Road Cut, 20-100 Ft W Of Culvert, & Lower Insect Bed, In Draw About 600 Ft A Little W Of N Of That Cut, 3 Mi S & .7 Mi E Of Crossroads At Se Cor. Of Elmo [banner City]
Latitude38.640435
Longitude-97.211793
Institution CodeYpm
Collection CodeIp
Catalog NumberYpm Ip 005009
Collected ByCarl O. Dunbar
Date Collected1921-05-19

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The Yale Peabody Museum's collection of invertebrate fossils is one of largest in the United States, in volume and in geographic, stratigraphic and taxonomic representation. The holdings of the Division of Invertebrate Paleontology represent more than 350,000 specimen lots, approximately 4 million individuals. A total of 35,000 are type specimens; about 4,500 are the basis of new species descriptions. Over 300,000 specimen lots are available in the online specimen index; all known type specimens are included.

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Name Larry Gall
RoleHead, Computer Systems Office
Emaillawrence.gall@yale.edu
Name Larry Gall
RoleHead, Computer Systems Office
Emaillawrence.gall@yale.edu
Name Larry Gall
RoleHead, Computer Systems Office
Emaillawrence.gall@yale.edu
Name Susan Butts
RoleDivision of Invertebrate Paleontology
Emailsusan.butts@yale.edu

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Megatypus schucherti (YPM IP 005009)
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urn:uuid:e95ef0e9-fcdd-4ce3-b044-03fe7cb2c0d8. YPM IP 005009. Invertebrate Paleontology Division, Yale Peabody Museum. Invertebrate Paleontology Division, Yale Peabody Museum. http://portal.idigbio.org/portal/recordsets/137ed4cd-5172-45a5-acdb-8e1de9a64e32. Accessed on June 4, 2026.
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