Natural History Museum Rotterdam (NL) - Chordata collection

Henry van der Es

doi:10.15468/5rtmkg

Natural History Museum Rotterdam (NL) - Chordata collection

Citation

van der Es H (2020). Natural History Museum Rotterdam (NL) - Chordata collection. Version 13.21. Natural History Museum Rotterdam. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/5rtmkg accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-10-12.

Description

Collection Chordata of the Natural History Museum Rotterdam. Amphibians: Mostly specimens from Europe, Asia Minor and the Middle East. Reptiles: Mostly European species, with some material from Asia Minor and the Middle East. Birds: Mounted specimens, study skins, skeletons and eggs, mainly from European species, some Indonesian material; skeletal material of gulls and waders. Cartilaginous Fish: European species, mostly from the North Sea. Bony Fish: Mainly European species, mostly from the North Sea and Western Atlantic. Mammals (fossil) : Representative collection of mostly Pliocene, Miocene and Pleistocene material from the Netherlands and the bottom of the North Sea. Rich in marine mammals. Mammals (recent): Study skins, mounts and skeletal material of Western Palearctic species, and some material from elsewhere (Indonesia).

Taxonomic Coverages

Chordata

chordata
common name: chordate rank: phylum

Geographic Coverages

Global

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Henry van der Es
originator
position: Collection Manager
Natural History Museum Rotterdam
Westzeedijk 345
Rotterdam
NL-3015 AA
NL
Telephone: +31-(0)10-4364222
email: vanderes@hetnatuurhistorisch.nl

Henry van der Es
metadata author
position: Collection Manager
Natural History Museum Rotterdam
Westzeedijk 345
Rotterdam
NL-3015 AA
NL
Telephone: +31-(0)10-4364222
email: vanderes@hetnatuurhistorisch.nl

Niels Raes
processor
position: Node Manager
NLBIF
PO Box 9517
Leiden
NL-2300 RA
NL
Telephone: +31 71 7519362
email: nlbif@naturalis.nl
homepage: http://www.nlbif.nl
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Henry van der Es
administrative point of contact
position: Collection Manager
Natural History Museum Rotterdam
Westzeedijk 345
Rotterdam
NL-3015 AA
NL
Telephone: +31-(0)10-4364222
email: vanderes@hetnatuurhistorisch.nl