This site provides access to selected data and images in the museum collections. As of May 2010, the number of available records is 308,257.

Please note: We are continually updating taxonomy and checking specimen identifications and associated information, but outdated names, mistaken identifications, and erroneous localities inevitably occur. We urge investigators to verify all data by direct examination of the specimens, and we appreciate notification of discrepancies.

Section of Amphibians and Reptiles

• Collection specimens
• Detailed information on the specimens in the Carnegie collection is also available on the VertNet portal: http://68.111.46.217/pres/PresentationServlet?action=home, or a second-generation HerpNet portal: http://www.herpnet2.org/basicsearch.aspx. For directions on how to use these portals, please refer to the museum's Herpetology page at http://www.carnegiemnh.org/herps/collections.html.

Section of Anthropology

• American Indian Hall specimens
• South American Indian Clothing and Ornamentation

Section of Botany

• Type specimens

Section of Invertebrate Paleontology

• Holotype specimens

Section of Invertebrate Zoology
This database is hosted by an individual scientific section on an external Web site. For search help, please consult the staff directly using the contact information provided on their site.

• Collection specimens

Section of Mammals

• Holotype specimens

Section of Minerals

• Collection specimens

Section of Mollusks

• Collection specimens

Section of Vertebrate Paleontology

• Collection specimens

Bird Banding at Powdermill Avian Research Center

• For information about bird banding records, please contact Powdermill Nature Reserve at 724.593.7521.