The Peabody Museum of Natural History at Yale University was founded by the philanthropist George Peabody in 1866 at the behest of his nephew Othniel Charles Marsh, the early paleontologist. Most famous for its Great Hall of Dinosaurs, which includes a mounted juvenile Apatosaurus and the 110-foot long mural, The Age of Reptiles; it also has permanent exhibits dedicated to human and mammal evolution; wildlife dioramas, Egyptian artifacts; and the birds, minerals and Native Americans of Connecticut. Jump to: navigation, search For other uses, see Yale (disambiguation). ... Jump to: navigation, search A philanthropist is someone who devotes his or her time, money, or effort towards helping others. ... This article is about George Peabody, a dry goods merchant and philanthropist in the northern United States, founder of the Peabody Institute. ... 1866 is a common year starting on Monday. ... Othniel Charles Marsh ( October 29, 1831 - March 18, 1899) was one of the pre-eminent paleontologists of the 19th century, who discovered and named many fossils found in the American West. ... A paleontologist carefully chips rock from a column of dinosaur vertebrae. ... Species Apatosaurus ajax Apatosaurus excelsius Apatosaurus louisae Apatosaurus, formerly known as Brontosaurus (mistakenly named Brontosaurus, after a mix-up with two species of dinosaur was found), is a genus of sauropod dinosaurs that lived about 140 million years ago, during the Jurassic period. ... Jump to: navigation, search Binomial name Homo sapiens Linnaeus, 1758 Subspecies Homo sapiens idaltu (extinct) Homo sapiens sapiens For other uses, see Human (disambiguation). ... Jump to: navigation, search Orders Subclass Multituberculata (extinct) Plagiaulacida Cimolodonta Subclass Palaeoryctoides (extinct) Subclass Triconodonta (extinct) Subclass Placentalia Afrosoricida Artiodactyla Carnivora Cetacea Chiroptera Creodonta (extinct) Dermoptera Desmostylia (extinct) Embrithopoda (extinct) Hyracoidea Insectivora Lagomorpha Litopterna (extinct) Macroscelidea Notoungulata (extinct) Perissodactyla Pholidota Primates Proboscidea Rodentia Scandentia Sirenia Tubulidentata Xenarthra Subclass Marsupialia Dasyuromorphia... Jump to: navigation, search Charles Darwin, father of the theory of evolution by natural selection. ... Various species of deer are commonly seen wildlife across the Americas and Eurasia. ... A diorama is a partially three dimensional model of a landscape typically showing historical events, nature scenes, cityscapes, etc. ... An artifact (also artefact) refers to any object or process resulting from human activity which represents things from the past. ... Jump to: navigation, search Orders Many - see section below. ... This article is about minerals in the geologic sense; for nutrient minerals see dietary mineral; for the band see Mineral (band). ... Jump to: navigation, search Native Americans is a term which has several different common meanings and scope, according to regional use and context. ... Jump to: navigation, search State nickname: The Constitution State Other U.S. States Capital Hartford Largest city Bridgeport Governor M. Jodi Rell (R) Senators Chris Dodd (D) Joe Lieberman (D) Official languages English Area 14,371 km² (48th)  - Land 12,559 km²  - Water 1,809 km² (12. ...

The Peabody Museum is located at 170 Whitney Avenue in New Haven, Connecticut, and is run by almost one hundred staff members. While the original building was demolished in 1917, it moved to its current location in 1925, and has since expanded to occupy the Peabody Museum, the attached Bingham and Kline Laboratories, parts of three additional buildings, and a field station at the Long Island Sound. Space is used for storage, work, and classrooms. A new Environmental Science Facility is planned, which will host one-half of the museum's 11 million specimens. City nickname: The Elm City Location in the state of Connecticut Founded April 24, 1638 County New Haven County Mayor John DeStefano, Jr. ... You may be looking for information on: Look up staff on Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1917 was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1925 was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search New York City waterways: 1. ...

Exhibits

Permanent exhibits include:

• The Great Hall of Dinosaurs with the skeleton of an Apatosaurus .
  • The Age of Reptiles Mural is a 110-foot long depiction of dinosaurs in their natural habitats. It was painted by Rudolph F. Zallinger, and is located in the Great Hall of Dinosaurs.
• Fossil Fragments: The Riddle of Human Origins is a new exhibit dedicated to human evolution.
• The Birds of Connecticut Hall has 722 specimens, representing more than 300 of the 382 documented species in the state of Connecticut.
• There are a total of eleven dioramas on the plant and vertebrate ecology of Connecticut. They were designed by J. Perry Wilson, F. Lee Jaques, and Ralph C. Morrill.
• The Hall of Mammalian Evolution.
• An extensive collection of minerals, primarily from Connecticut.
• Native American artifacts from Connecticut.
• The Hall of Ancient Egyptian Artifacts.

Staff

The current director of the Peabody Museum is Michael J. Donoghue, the Curator of Botany and a Professor in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. A curator of a cultural heritage institution (e. ... Jump to: navigation, search Botany is the scientific study of plant life. ... (Ecology is sometimes used incorrectly as a synonym for the natural environment. ... Jump to: navigation, search Charles Darwin, father of the theory of evolution by natural selection. ...

The Peabody Museum has a total of ten curators, representing Anthropology, Botany, Entomology, Invertebrate Zoology, Invertebrate Paleontology, Vertebrate Zoology (which includes Herpetology, Ichthyology, Mammalogy, and Ornithology), Paleobotany, Vertebrate Paleontology, Mineralogy, Meteorites, and Historical Scientific Instruments. Anthropology (from the Greek word άνθρωπος, human) consists of the study of humankind (see genus Homo). ... Jump to: navigation, search Entomology is the scientific study of insects. ... Invertebrate is a term coined by Jean-Baptiste Lamarck to describe any animal without a spinal column. ... Zoology (Greek zoon = animal and logos = word) is the biological discipline which involves the study of animals. ... A paleontologist carefully chips rock from a column of dinosaur vertebrae. ... Jump to: navigation, search Groups Conodonta Hyperoartia Petromyzontidae (lampreys) Pteraspidomorphi (early jawless fish) Thelodonti Anaspida Cephalaspidomorphi (early jawless fish) Galeaspida Pituriaspida Osteostraci Gnathostomata (jawed vertebrates) Placodermi Chondrichthyes (cartilaginous fish) Acanthodii Osteichthyes (bony fish) Actinopterygii (ray-finned fish) Sarcopterygii (lobe-finned fish) Actinistia (coelacanths) Dipnoi (lungfish) Tetrapoda Amphibia Amniota Sauropsida/(Reptiles... Herpetology is the branch of zoology concerned with the study of reptiles and amphibians, including their classification, ecology, behavior, physiology, anatomy, and paleontology. ... Ichthyology is the branch of zoology devoted to the study of fish. ... In biology, mammalogy is the study of mammals, a class of vertebrates with characteristics such as homeothermic metabolism, fur, four-chambered hearts, and complex nervous systems. ... Ornithology (from the Greek ornitha = chicken and logos = word/science) is the branch of biology concerned with the scientific study of birds. ... Paleobotany (from the Greek words paleon = old and votany = plant) is the branch of paleontology dealing with the recovery and identification of plant remains from geological contexts, and their use in the reconstruction of past environments. ... Mineralogy is an earth science that involves the chemistry, crystal structure, and physical (including optical) properties of minerals. ... A meteorite is a small extraterrestrial body that reaches the Earths surface. ... An instrument is a concrete or abstract tool intended for a purpose other than mechanical work, in particular a refined one. ...

There are almost 100 full and part-time staff, including curators, assistant curators, curators emeriti, curatorial affiliates, and volunteers. Curators and assistant curators are also faculty members in related departments. Jump to: navigation, search This group of political volunteers is working to promote voter turn-out. ... Look up Faculty on Wiktionary, the free dictionary Faculty has several different meanings and can refer to: University faculty are the instructors and/or researchers of high standing at universities, as opposed to the students or support staff. ...

History

Othniel Charles Marsh was an undergraduate and later the Professor of Paleontology at Yale University. His education was paid for by his wealthy uncle George Peabody, who began to donate much of his accumlated wealth to various educational institutions at the end of his life. At the request of his nephew, he founded Yale's Musem of Natural History in 1866 with a gift of $150,000.

Yale's collection at the time was mostly minerals, collected by the geologist and mineralogist Benjamin Silliman. Marsh was one of the museum's first three curators, and when Peabody died in 1869 he used his inheritance to fund expeditions which greatly increased the museum's collections. His primary interest was dinosaurs, and during the infamous period in paleontological history known as the Bone Wars, he discovered a total of 56 new species of dinosaur and shipped literally tons of fossils back from the American Southwest. His finds also included fossils of vertebrates and invertebrates, trackways of prehistoric animals, and archaeological and ethnological artifacts. A geologist is a contributor to the science of geology. ... Mineralogy is an earth science that involves the chemistry, crystal structure, and physical (including optical) properties of minerals. ... Benjamin Silliman. ... Jump to: navigation, search Orders Saurischia    Sauropodomorpha    Theropoda Ornithischia Dinosaurs are animals that dominated the terrestrial ecosystem for over 100 million years. ... Bone Wars - Wikipedia /**/ @import /w/skins-1. ... The Southwest region of the United States is drier than the adjoining Midwest in weather; the population is less dense and, with strong Spanish-American and Native American components, more ethnically varied than neighboring areas. ... Ethnology (greek ethnos: (non-greek, barbarian) people) is a genre of anthropological study, involving the systematic comparison of the folklore, beliefs and practices of different societies. ...

The museum officially opened to the public in 1876. In 1917, it was demolished and replaced by the Harkness Quadrangle dormitory. Due to World War I, most of the collections were put in storage until December, 1925, when the current building was dedicated. The new building had a great, 2-story hall designed specifically to hold Marsh's dinosaurs. 1876 is a leap year starting on Saturday. ... Jump to: navigation, search World War I was primarily a European conflict with many facets: immense human sacrifice, stalemate trench warfare, and the use of new, devastating weapons - tanks, aircraft, machineguns, and poison gas. ...

Some other significant events include:

• In 1931, the mounting of Marsh's Apatosaurus was finished, after 6 years of work.
• In 1947, Rudolph F. Zallinger finished painting dinosaurs in their natural habitats in his 110-foot long mural The Age of Reptiles, after 3-1/2 years of work.
• In 1959, Bingham Laboratory was completed.
• In 1963, Kline Laboratory was completed.
• In 1972, the Birds of Connecticut Hall opened.
• In 1997, plans were made for a new Environmental Science Facility.

External links

• Peabody Museum of Natural History, Yale University (official site)