The fossil collection (F) of the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (MNHN - Paris)

<p>This database PALAEO concerns the fossil collections of the Muséum national d&#39;Histoire naturelle of Paris. It comprises information on all groups of animals, plants and microfossils, and on several preparations for anatomy / histology studies, and includes also ichnology records. These historical collections gathered from the beginning of the 18th century with the birth of palaeontology until now, shelter numerous type and figured fossil specimens and other which in total represent more than 7 million specimens housed in the MNHN, .
The PALAEO DB contains taxonomic information on the specimens, including bibliographical references. It contains also geographical and stratigraphical information and historical data on the discovery as well as anatomy description of the specimens, geology of the site and taphonomy when available.
The content of PALAEO DB is controlled and validated by palaeontologist team (curators) composed of experts of the different palaeontological groups, and taxonomic information is updated according to the scientific publications and specialist advises after studying visits. Nevertheless, no database of this size is free of errors and omissions, then we are pleased to any specialist user pointing out errors. Feedback is very welcome!</p>

本数据库（PALAEO）聚焦于巴黎自然历史博物馆的化石藏品。其中囊括了动物、植物以及微体化石等各类群组的详细信息，并收录了多种解剖学/组织学研究的准备工作，同时亦包含足迹学记录。自18世纪初古生物学诞生至今，这些历史藏品汇集了大量的典型化石及图解化石标本，以及其他藏品，总计超过700万件，存置于法国自然历史博物馆（MNHN）。

PALAEO数据库包含标本的税典信息，包括文献引用。同时，亦收录了地理和地层信息，以及关于标本发现的历史数据、解剖描述、遗址地质和可用的埋藏学信息。

PALAEO数据库的内容由由古生物学家团队（馆员）进行监控和验证，该团队由不同古生物群组的专家组成，税典信息会根据科学出版物和专家建议，在研究访问后进行更新。然而，任何规模的数据库均难免存在错误和遗漏，因此我们热切欢迎任何专业人士指出错误。反馈意见备受珍视！