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SP2 Collection Future Collection Fossils Fossil Reptiles and Tetrapod Ichnofossils The collection of fossil reptiles comprises finds of dinosaurs, pterosaurs, crocodile relatives, turtles, lizards and snake relatives, as well as marine reptiles and more basal reptiles. The collection contains over 18,000 specimens.
SP2 Collection Future Collection Embryology Collection The collection comprises 600 vertebrate species in over 3,000 ethanol jars as well as 80,000 histological preparations of vertebrate developmental stages, reproductive organs and related archive material.
SP2 Collection Future Collection Fossils Fossil Plants The Palaeobotany Collections comprise over 230,000 items with more than 9,100 voucher specimens and types. The collection covers the entire geological history of fossil plants.
SP2 Collection Future Collection Hemimetabola The Hemimetabola Collection maintains much more than a million specimens. Bugs, cicades, grasshoppers, dragonflies and other insectgroups take part of this collection.
SP2 Collection Future Collection Flies, Midges and Fleas The Flea and Fly Collection at the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin was founded at the beginning of the 19th century and is still expanding with new material.
SP2 Collection Future Collection Animal Sound Archive The Animal Sound Archive at the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin is one of the oldest and most comprehensive collection of animal sound recordings in the world. It comprises approximately 120,000 sound recordings.
SP2 Collection Future Collection Beetles and Strepsiptera The Beetle Collection at the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin is one of the largest in the world and the most comprehensive, type-rich and significant collection of its kind in Germany.
SP2 Collection Future Mammals Collection Mammals The Mammals Collection comprises approximately 150,000 specimens, including over 2,000 type specimens. It is one of the world’s largest collection of recent mammals.
SP2 Collection Future Genomics Collection DNA and Tissue Collection Molecular genetic research has been going on at the Museum für Naturkunde for over 30 years and the DNA collection comprises over 30,000 samples from species throughout the animal kingdom.
SP2 Collection Future Research Infrastructure Database Science Communication Collection Library The library of the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin is a collection in its own right - of scientific literature.
SP2 Collection Future Collection Minerals Due to its history and the wealth of specimens, the Mineral Collection at the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin is one of the most significant in Europe. This article looks at the history and highlights of the collection and contains information on research, digitisation and the library.
SP2 Collection Future Collection Meteorites Its history and number of specimens makes the meteorite collection at the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin one of the most important collections in the world. This article looks at the history and highlights the most significant pieces of the collection, while also giving an overview of research.
SP2 Collection Future Transfer Open Museum Knowledge Transfer Science Communication Scientific Journals Information about Fossil Record, Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift und Zoosystematics and Evolution
Catalogues of the Diptera types Catalogues of the Diptera types in the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin
SP2 Collection Future Collection Crustacea The Crustacean Collection comprises over 36,500 samples with an estimated 1 million individuals.
SP2 Collection Future Collection Reptiles and Amphibians Reptiles and amphibians are organised as the Herpetological Collection in the Museum für Naturkunde which comprises 160,000 amphibian and reptiles, of which the oldest specimens are 280 years old.
SP2 Collection Future Collection Fishes The Fish, lat. Ichthyological, Collection in the Museum für Naturkunde comprises approximately 133,490 specimens and for the abundance of historic specimens from all over the world it is a unique collection in Germany.
SP2 Collection Future Collection Birds The ornithology collection is the largest in Germany and one of the most significant bird collections in the world.
SP2 Collection Future Research Research Infrastructure Transfer Collections Management Knowledge Transfer Collection Cooperation SYNTHESYS+ The EU project enables, facilitates and enhances the scientific access (physical & virtual) to natural history collections for scientists and institutions
SP2 Collection Future Collection Earth Sciences Rock and Ore Collection Due to its history, the Rock and Ore Collection of the Museums für Naturkunde Berlin is an eminent treasure trove of knowledge. This article focuses on the history and highlights of the collection and contains information on ongoing research, digitalisation and the library.

Museum für Naturkunde Leibniz-Institut für Evolutions- und Biodiversitätsforschung