Museum Research & Collections – The University of Alabama

Welcome to the Department of Museum Research and Collections.This department is a new addition to the University of Alabama Museums. It was created in 2016 and under the Direction of Dr. John C. Abbott, it is responsible for overseeing the management and curation of the University of Alabama Museums collections and developing interdisciplinary research programs across the University that focus on museum-based research. The department is made up of five full-time staff and works closely with 14 Curators across six different university departments.

News

Returned Stolen Moundville Archaeological Artifacts

After 38 years of searching, three of the 264 stolen artifacts from what is now Moundville Archaeological Park have been Read More
MothFest 2018

This year’s MothFest was a huge success! The attendance more than tripled from last year, and there were more activities Read More
“Sweetie” the Mosasaur Makes Her Debut Appearance

In February of 2018, paleontologists Dr. Takehito Ikejiri and Dr. Lynn Harrell delved into UA’s Natural History Collection to Read More

Publications

Prionochelys matutina Zangerl, 1953 (Testudines: Pan-Cheloniidae) from the Late Cretaceous of the United States and the evolution of epithecal ossifications in marine turtles

Authored by: Andrew D. Gentry Background Many neritic to nearshore species of marine adapted turtle from the Late Cretaceous of North America are thought to …
Feeding Traces on a Pteranodon (Reptilia: Pterosauria) Bone from the Late Cretaceous (Campanian) Mooreville Chalk in Alabama, USA

Authored by Ehret, D. and T.L. Harrell, Jr. PALAIOS 33(9):4145-418. Pterosaur remains are exceptionally rare in the Late Cretaceous marine chalks of Alabama and the few …
Development of polymorphic microsatellite markers for a rare dragonfly, Cordulegaster sarracenia (Odonata: Cordulegastridae), with notes on population structure and genetic diversity

Authored by Kendra K. Abbott, John C. Abbott, Jeffrey D. Lozier, Rochelle R Beasley & Stacey L. Lance We isolated and characterized a total of …