NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUMS ICQ 



Mineralogjj. 3000 specimens: mostly Black Hills minerals. 



Historic and economic geology and Uthologg. 1200 specimens: 

 ores and sedimentary, metamorphic and igneous rocks of the 

 Black Hills region. 



University of South Dakota, Vermilion. J. E. Todd, professor of 

 geology and mineralogy ; C. P. Lommen, professor of biology, in 

 charge. 



Paleontology. 1125 specimens representing 500 species: a gen- 

 eral collection of 125 representing 50 species; 500 representing 

 300 species of the Paleozoic invertebrates; 350 representing 100 

 species of Mesozoic invertebrates, largely from Dakota; 200 

 representing about 50 species of the fossil vertebrates, mostly 

 from the Miocene formations of Dakota; and a number of fossil 

 vertebrates from other Tertiary formations. 



Mineralogy. 700 specimens: a crystallographic collection of 

 250 specimens representing 100 species; a general collection of 

 400 specimens representing 250 species; and microscope slides 

 of 150 species and varieties. 



Ecomomic geology. 150 specimens of nonmetallic and 250 

 metallic ores. 



Lithology. A general collection of 300 specimens; a series of 

 150 of Ward's typical rocks. 



There is also a collection illustrating stratigraphic geology. 



Zoology. 900 specimens representing 843 species: an educa- 

 tional collection of 475 specimens representing 435 species, from 

 the German exhibit at the World's Columbian exposition; 15 

 representing 11 species of Australian mammals; 19 representing 

 17 species of Australian birds; 130 specimens and species of 

 North American fishes received from the Smithsonian institu- 

 tion; a series of 200 specimens and species of Dakota insects; 

 and 500 microscope slides. 



Botany. 1200 specimens representing 193 species: 43 models 

 of different species of German fungi; a herbarium of 1000 speci- 

 mens and species of the flora of Germany; and Dakota flora, 

 numbering 157 specimens representing 150 species. 



The collections of the state geological survey are included with 

 those of this university. 



