Paleontological collections

All collections not currently on loan are available for research access and use. Visit Collections Scope and Overview for detailed information, including updates on the ongoing curation of new and historic collections.

Paleontology Repository Archive

Includes field notebooks, correspondence, manuscripts, and an extensive and historic photographic collection

Repository equipment

  • Microscopes
  • Access to Artec 3D handheld scanners
  • StackShot macrophotography station

Laboratories and facilities

Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences facilities

Including the Micropaleontology Laboratory

University of Iowa resources

Digital collections

Iowa Digital Library

Including the following collections: Calvin Geologic Photographs; Paleontology Repository; Glenister Geoscience Slides; Iowa Tarkio Valley Giant Ground Sloth, University of Iowa Coral Specimens.

Iowa Research Online

Preserves and provides access to the research and creative scholarship created by the University of Iowa's faculty, students, and staff. The research papers, theses, dissertations, books, conference presentations, journals, data and multimedia here represent Iowa's rich intellectual and cultural community.