سازمان حفاظت محیط زیست -دیرینه شناسی

Paleontology Geology Section

Monday 10/9/2017

This section has the duties of developing paleontology indicators, research priorities with emphasis on Department of Environment Protected Areas, collection, identification and classification of geological samples. It also has the goal of collection,identification and classification of geological samples,promoting conservation potential sites for geological significance, developing criteria and guidelines for transporting paleontological samples, identifying areas of valuable geological zones and developing conservation and collecting plans , processing of rocks and fossils for the preparation and identification of samples in the laboratories , writing, translating and editing of books, articles and scientific reports .

Projects

Monday 10/16/2017

1. Exploration, extraction, identification and study of vertebrate fossils in Lorestan and Maragheh regions .

2. Study and Improvement (reconstruction) of Chabahar Whale Skull Fossil .

3. Studying and identifying the forest species of the Meshkinshir tree trunks and registering it as a Natural National Phenomena .

4. Collection, study and identification of various invertebrates, plants fossils and also stones and minerals in line with museum activities .

5. Re-identification, measuring and providing further information on zoological specimens in exhibition section and scientific collections of the National Museum of Natural History ( MMTT) .

6. Brushing, repairing and pests treatment of the zoological specimens in exhibition section and scientific collections of the National Museum of Natural History ( MMTT) .

collections

Sunday 11/5/2017

The number of specimens in the archives of the group are :
Vertebrate fossils : 1600
Invertebrate fossils :9500
plant fossils : 420
Stones and minerals : 5670