Contact
Contact
Administrator
Telephone
+34-923294493
Address
Plaza de los Caídos, s/n
Salamanca
37008
Salamanca
ESPAÑA
ejimenez@usuarios.retecal.es
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Colección de la Sala de las Tortugas, Universidad de Salamanca
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Code
STUS -
Registration date
24/01/2008 -
Update date
24/01/2008 - Download the sheet
Description
The "Sala de las Tortugas" was opened in 1988 although its specimens began to be collected at 1965. The collection of the "Sala de las Tortugas" has important specimens of fossil Chelonii (Peleomedusidae, Trionychidae, Carettochelydae, Testudinidae, Emydidae), Crocodilia (Genus Diplocynodon, Asiatosuchus and Iberosuchus) and Mammalia (Perissodactyla and Artiodactyla).Overall information
Goals
To study fossil turtels, crocodiles and mammlas from Castilla-León and other sites from Spain.
Usage restrictions
no restrictions
Access restrictions
Appointment with the curator is required
Taxonomic coverage
Scientific names
algunos/as Artiodactyla, principalmente Chelonii, algunos/as Crocodrilia, algunos/as Perissodactyla.
Common names
algunos/as anfibios, algunos/as mamíferos, reptiles.
Geospatial coverage
principalmente Castilla y León (España), algunos/as resto de España.
Temporal location
Temporal coverage
algunos/as Cretácico, algunos/as Cuaternario, principalmente Terciario (excepto Paleoceno).
Datasets of the collection/database
Types of objects
todo(s) huesos.
Types of datasets
todo(s) fósil.
Conservation method
principalmente sin tratamiento.
Digitalization
Nº of copies / records
15.000
Nº of species
60
Percentage of computerization
80
Does it include Type specimens?
No
Related Resources
Publications
- Stvdia Palaeocheloniológica, vols. 1-3, 1976-1980
- Notas Informativas. Sala de las Tortugas (núms. 1-15)
- Stvudia Geologica Salmanticensia, vols 1-38, 1970-2002
- Vertebrados Fósiles de Castilla y León (book),1992, edited by Museo de Salamanca