Philip L. Wright Zoological Museum
and Montana Comparative Skeletal Collection

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Philip L. Wright Zoological Museum and Montana Comparative Skeletal Collection

Collections

Mammals: 14,500 specimens (representing 24 of the 26 Mammalian Orders, from over 70 families)

 

Fetal Elk (Cervus elaphus)

Opossum (Didelphis virginiana) skeleton

                 Study Skins & Skulls: 13,250

                 Complete Skeletons: 750

     

                 Tanned Hides: 225

                 Specimens in Alcohol: 225

                 Mounted Specimens: 50

 

 

 

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Birds: 7,000 specimens (from over 100 families)

Yellow-Headed Blackbirds (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus)

Birds on exhibit

 

      Study Skins: 6,525

      Complete Skeletons: 300

      Mounted Specimens: 125

      Specimens in Alcohol: 50

 

 

Nest and Egg Collection drawer

 Caliological and Oological Collection:

Caliology = the study of bird's nests

Oology = the study of eggs (primarily bird's eggs)

 

This collections contains over 200 hundred specimens; the earliest of

which were collected in the 1880's.

 

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Fish: 3,200 specimens (over 20,000 individuals from over 100 families)

 

Fish Collections in Alcohol

Fish with a view

       Specimens in Alcohol: 3,100

       Complete Skeletons: 100

 

 

 

 

 

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Reptiles and Amphibians: 320 specimens (over 2,000 individuals)

Frog in alcohol

 

Specimens in Alcohol: 300

Complete Skeletons: 20

 

 

 

 

 

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The Montana Comparative Skeletal Collection (MCSC) is a unit of the zoological museum, which is

specifically geared toward aiding faunal analysts, (particularly zooarchaeologists) with their studies.

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~ Value of Biological Collections ~

 

 

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