The Eocene collections are part of the geological and palaeontological holdings of the Croatian Natural History Museum and consist of the following subcollections: Fauna of Eocene deposits of Croatia and Dalmatia; Eocene coral fauna of Dubravica and Ostrovica in Dalmatia; Middle Eocene mollusc fauna of Majevica; Middle Eocene mollusc fauna of central Dalmatia; Marine fossils […]
The Valenciennesia collection contains species of the genera Valenciennesia, Provalenciennesia, and Undulotheca, arranged in an evolutionary sequence. The specimens were collected from various localities in Croatia, Serbia, Hungary, and Germany. The collection was assembled and/or donated by M. Turković, D. Gorjanović-Kramberger, and S. Brusina. Collection manager: Dr. Marija Bošnjak, museum advisor
The Marine Miocene Collection II consists of the subcollection “Fauna of Miocene deposits of the southern slope of the Zagreb Mountain,” which contains fossil invertebrate fauna, among which bivalves, gastropods, and brachiopods are the most abundant. The specimens were collected from various localities of the Zagreb Mountain. Their age corresponds to the Miocene period (approximately […]
The Marine Miocene Collections I consist of the following subcollections: (1) Miocene bivalves of Croatia and Slavonia; (2) Miocene fauna of the Zaprešić hill near Samobor; (3) Miocene malacological fauna of Virovitica, Novska, and Moslavina; (4) Upper Pontian fauna from boreholes in the Krapina River valley southwest of Bedekovčina; (5) Badenian gastropods from the Martinek-Karene […]
The Miocene and Pliocene freshwater molluscs collection is a very rich collection and one of the most valuable geological and palaeontological collections, whose material is divided into several subcollections. One of the subcollections is the unique collection of molluscs gathered and studied by Prof. Spiridion Brusina, titled “S. Brusina: Materials for the Neogene malacological fauna […]
Fauna of the Italian Tertiary (Miocene) contains species of invertebrates and, to a lesser extent, vertebrates collected from various localities in Italy. The collection was acquired by Gjuro Pilar as a comparative collection. Collection manager: Dr. Marija Bošnjak, museum advisor
The holotype collection contains the most valuable specimens from all collections of the Geological and Paleontological Department of the Croatian Natural History Museum. These are fossil specimens that were first described and illustrated and, as such, based on scientific determination, designated and selected as holotypes. They are separated into a unique collection of Croatian holotypes, […]
Foraminifera of the Adriatic Sea collection is a collection of single-celled organisms (foraminifera) collected from various localities in the Adriatic Sea. Collection manager: Katarina Krizmanić, museum advisor
Miocene echinoid collections contain different species of fossil sea urchins from the Miocene period, collected from various localities in Croatia. Collection manager: Katarina Krizmanić, museum advisor
Mesozoic invertebrate collections consist of several subcollections and contain Jurassic and Cretaceous fossils collected from various localities in Croatia. Collection manager: Katarina Krizmanić, museum advisor