Paleontological Museum Collection of Types and Original Fossil Specimens

The University of Oslo, Paleontological Museum contains the largest collection of fossils in Norway and functions as a National Museum. Dedicated work with organising a special type collection started in the 1920s and today specimens are housed in a special locked room and carefully arranged in a series of metal cupboards according to date of publication. At present there are well over 20.000 catalogued specimens of which almost 3.000 are type and figured specimens found in >1000 publications dating from 1833 to the present. All relevant publications and specimens are recorded in the museum data basewhich is now on-line.