Abstract

BOGAN, Sergio; MARTINELLI, Agustín G.  and  AGNOLIN, Federico L.. Peces, anfibios, reptiles y un oso de las cavernas: la colección “Heidelberger Mineralien-Comptoir” que preserva el Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales “Bernardino Rivadavia”. Rev. Mus. Argent. Cienc. Nat. [online]. 2023, vol.25, n.1, pp.29-61. ISSN 1853-0400.  http://dx.doi.org/10.22179/revmacn.25.788.

This contribution includes the analysis of 39 pieces of the Vertebrate Paleontology Collection of the Argentinean Museum of Natural Sciences “Bernardino Rivadavia”. These specimens were acquired before 1925 from the Heidelberger Mineralien-Comptoir company, which was a firm specialized in mineral and fossil commer cialization during XIX and beginning of the XX centuries. The aim of the present work is to analyze the acquisi tion of this small collection by means of the Museum, the characterization of the specimens, its catalogue, and old labels. In this way, its scientific, patrimonial and historical value are enhanced. Even today, in the second decade of the XXI century, it plays an important educational role given that some of these specimens are displayed in the Museum´s exhibition.

Keywords : Vertebrate Paleontology Collection; Heidelberger Mineralien Comptoir; Paleontological heritage; Historical heritage..

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