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Coelacanth
Two AMNH staff maneuver the first specimen of the coelacanth...
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Dry Collection
This skeletal specimen of the Atlantic tripletail... |
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Dry Collection 2
Sawfish of the genus Pristishave long, cartilaginous snouts... |
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Clearing and Staining
Clearing and staining is a method of preparing skeletons... |
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Alcoholic Specimen
The largest part of the Museum's Ichthyology collection is made up of "wet" specimens... |
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Field Preparation
Where possible, scientists prepare specimens in the field... |
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Field Collecting
Collecting fish can be as easy as going to the Alabama Deep-Sea Fishing Rodeo... |
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Fossil Ray
Beautiful complete fossil rays of the genus Heliobatisare found in the Green River... |
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Fossil Bony Fish
This specimen of Holocentrum macrocephalumis from the Late Eocene... |
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Fossil Bony Fish 2
The Late Eocene (40 million years old) deposits of Monte Bolca, Italy... |
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Fossil Shark
This is a complete specimen of the angel shark Squatina speciosa... |
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Mounted Skeleton
Here we are looking down the mouth of the grouper Epinephalus coioides... |
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Wet Collection
The Museum's wet collection (specimens in formalin or ethanol) is arranged taxonomically... |
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Bashford Dean
Bashford Dean had an illustrious and curious dual career... |
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Eugene Gudger
E. W. Gudger (1866-1956), a North Carolina native of pioneer stock... |
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Dermestid Beetles
Dermestids are beetles that eat dead flesh. They are used to clean the skeletons... |
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