Illinois Natural History Survey
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| Established | 1858 |
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| Location | 1816 South Oak Street, Champaign, Illinois, United States |
| Coordinates | 40°05′34″N 88°14′23″W / 40.092916°N 88.239787°W |
| Type | Natural History |
| Director | Brian D. Anderson |
| Website | http://www.inhs.illinois.edu/ |
The Illinois Natural History Survey (abbreviated as INHS), located on the campus of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in Champaign, Illinois, is an active research institution with over 200 staff members, and it maintains one of the largest State-operated museums in the United States, with collections totaling over 9.5 million specimens of amphibians, annelids, birds, crustaceans, fish, fungi, insects, mammals, mollusks, plants, and reptiles from around the world. [1]
See also
- Herpetological Monographs, published by the INHS
References
- ^ "Animals and Plants". Illinois Natural History Survey.
External links
- Official website
- Feltman, Rachel (July 30, 2014). New cricket discovered in long-neglected amber collection. Washington Post.