Illinois Natural History Survey
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Research institution in Illinois, U.S.
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| Established | 1858 |
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| Location | 1816 South Oak Street, Champaign, Illinois, United States |
| Coordinates | 40°05′34′′N 88°14′23′′W / 40.092916°N 88.239787°W / 40.092916; -88.239787 |
| Type | Natural History |
| Director | Brian D. Anderson |
| Website | inhs |
The Illinois Natural History Survey (INHS), located on the campus of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in Champaign, Illinois, is an active research institution with over 200 staff members, and it maintains one of the largest State-operated museums in the United States, with collections totaling over 9.5 million specimens of amphibians, annelids, birds, crustaceans, fish, fungi, insects, mammals, mollusks, plants, and reptiles from around the world.[1] It is part of the Prairie Research Institute.
References
[edit ]- ^ "Animals and Plants". Illinois Natural History Survey.
External links
[edit ]- Official website
- Feltman, Rachel (July 30, 2014). "New cricket discovered in long-neglected amber collection." Washington Post.