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Paleontological Research Institution (PRI)

Founded in 1932, PRI has outstanding programs in research, collections, publications, and public education. PRI is a national leader in development of informal (i.e., outside the classroom) Earth science education resources for educators and the general public, and also cares for a collection of 7 million specimens (one of the 10 largest in the U.S). The Museum of the Earth and Cayuga Nature Center are the local public educational venues of the Paleontological Research Institution (PRI), and are located in Ithaca, NY. Both are dedicated to offering accessible Earth and environmental science enrichment opportunities for visitors of all ages, and also work closely with area school groups to help instill an appreciation of the natural world at a young age.

Contacts: Leslie Skibinski, skibinski@priweb.org
Collection Type: Preserved Specimens
Management: Data snapshot of local collection database
Last Update: 25 September 2024
Digital Metadata: EML File
Usage Rights: CC0 1.0 (Public-domain)
Access Rights: https://www.priweb.org/collections/policies
Collection Statistics
  • 5,302 specimen records
  • 5,106 (96%) georeferenced
  • 4,382 (83%) identified to species
  • 63 families
  • 129 genera
  • 124 species
  • 124 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)
Extra Statistics
Geographic Distribution
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This project is supported by the National Science Foundation's Division of Environmental Biology through an award titled "Advancing Revisionary Taxonomy and Systematics: Integrative Research and Training in Tropical Taxonomy" (DEB-1456674). Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed on this website are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.