The publication record of our collection goes back to the early foundation years of the University of Bristol when geology was first taught in 1876. The timeline below summarises the 150 scientific publications that cover over 1600 specimens. 230 of them are type specimens on which the description or name of a new species is based.
At the Feet of the Dinosaurs
In recent years, large parts of the so far undescribed microvertebrate collection formed part of an initiative that encouraged summer project students to built both, academic and curatorial skills. The collection based research programme offers undergraduate students from around the world the opportunity to work on a palaeontological project, to learn collection management and preparation skills and to walk away with a published scientific paper. More here.