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Biological Sciences
Strickland Museum: A selection of butterflies and moths from Alberta
Microscopy: Transmission Electron Microscope-Viewing Chamber
Botany Collection: Veratrum viride Aiton (green false hellebore)
Ichthyology Collection: Cottus rotheus. A freshwater species, the Torrent Sculpin, inhabits the upper Fraser and Columbia River basins in BC.
Paleobotanical Collection: Chaetopelea microphylla. BC, Eocene, Allenby Formation. Bottom: Metasequoia occidentalis. AB Paleocene, Scollard Formation
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| Collections and Museums | Our collections and museums contain over one million specimens, including plants, insects and dinosaur bones. The Biological Sciences collections are used to support research and teaching (open by appointment). |
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