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Olson, Storrs L

Chesapeake Bay Center for Environmental Studies

Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC)

Physical description:

Number of Images: 1 Color: Black and White; Size: 10w x 8h; Type of Image: Person, candid; Medium: Photographic print

Type:

Photographic print

Person, candid

Date:

1969

Topic:

Ornithology

Birds

Skulls

Research

Ornithologists

Smithsonian Institution--Employees

Standard number:

SIA2011-1096 and 94-2478

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Notes:

Featured in "Torch," June 1969

Summary:

Storrs Olson, ornithologist and resident manager of the Chesapeake Bay Center for Environmental Studies, now the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, studies a bird skull in the headquarters' building. The Center is an ecological research center established on the Chesapeake Bay July 1, 1965

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Smithsonian Archives - History Div

Record ID:

siris_sic_8730

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Forename:

Storrs

Middle Initial:

L.

Surname:

Olson

Occupation:

Ornithologists

Record type:

Personal name

Biographical History:

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auth_per_fbr_EACP816

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Collector:

Storrs Olson

Ocean/Sea/Gulf:

Atlantic

Depth (m):

1.1 - 1.1

Place:

Ascension Island, Southwest Bay., Ascension Island, Atlantic

Collection Date:

12 Jul 1970

Taxonomy:

Animalia Chordata Actinopterygii Perciformes Gobiidae Gobiinae

Published Name:

Priolepis ascensionis

Accession Number:

290319

USNM Number:

295410

Specimen Count:

4

Record Last Modified:

20 Nov 2012

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NMNH - Vertebrate Zoology - Fishes Division

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nmnhvz_5175693

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Collector:

Storrs Olson

Ocean/Sea/Gulf:

Atlantic

Place:

South Atlantic Ocean,, Ascension Island, Northeast Bay, Ascension Island, Atlantic

Collection Date:

11 Jul 1970

Taxonomy:

Animalia Chordata Actinopterygii Perciformes Pomacanthidae

Published Name:

Pomacanthus paru

Accession Number:

290319

USNM Number:

205860

Specimen Count:

1

Record Last Modified:

20 Nov 2012

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Record ID:

nmnhvz_5065426

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Collector:

Storrs Olson

Ocean/Sea/Gulf:

Atlantic

Depth (m):

1.1 - 1.1

Preparation:

Radiograph

Prep Count:

3

Place:

Ascension Island, Southwest Bay., Ascension Island, Atlantic

Collection Date:

12 Jul 1970

Taxonomy:

Animalia Chordata Actinopterygii Perciformes Blenniidae

Published Name:

Entomacrodus textilis

Accession Number:

290319

USNM Number:

205841

Specimen Count:

33

Record Last Modified:

14 Apr 2011

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Record ID:

nmnhvz_5065407

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Collector:

Storrs Olson

Ocean/Sea/Gulf:

Atlantic

Preparation:

Radiograph

Prep Count:

2

Place:

S. Atlantic Ocean, Ascension Island, Northeast Bay, Ascension Island, Atlantic

Collection Date:

11 Jul 1970

Taxonomy:

Animalia Chordata Actinopterygii Perciformes Blenniidae

Published Name:

Entomacrodus textilis

Accession Number:

290319

USNM Number:

205839

Specimen Count:

27

Record Last Modified:

14 Apr 2011

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Record ID:

nmnhvz_5065405

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Collector:

Storrs Olson

Ocean/Sea/Gulf:

Atlantic

Preparation:

Radiograph

Prep Count:

1

Place:

S. Atlantic Ocean, Ascension Island, Rocky Tide-Pools At Turtle Shell (=Clark'S) Beach, Ascension Island, Atlantic

Collection Date:

18 Jun 1970

Taxonomy:

Animalia Chordata Actinopterygii Perciformes Blenniidae

Published Name:

Entomacrodus textilis

Accession Number:

290319

USNM Number:

205840

Specimen Count:

188

Record Last Modified:

14 Apr 2011

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Record ID:

nmnhvz_5065406

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Author:

Krantz, Victor

Subject:

Wetmore, Alexander 1886-

Olson, Storrs L

National Museum of Natural History (U.S.)

Division of Birds (USNM)

Physical description:

Color: Black and White; Size: 8 x 10; Type of Image: Group, candid; Medium: Photographic print

Type:

Photographic print

Group, candid

Date:

1976

Topic:

Secretaries

Ornithology

Birds

Museum curators

Smithsonian Institution--Employees

Standard number:

2002-32277

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Notes:

Featured in TORCH, January 1979

Summary:

Alexander Wetmore, sixth Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, with Storrs L. Olson, Associate Curator, examining fossil bird bones from the Lee Creek Mine, North Carolina, in the National Museum of Natural History's Division of Birds in 1976

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Smithsonian Archives - History Div

Record ID:

siris_sic_8422

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Collector:

Dr. Storrs L. Olson

Type Status:

holotype

Type Citation:

Olson. 1973. Smithsonian Contr.Zoology. (n.152): 17-20, pl.7,8,f.a-h,pl.9,pl.11.

Place:

Saint Helena Island

Collection Date:

1971

Taxonomy:

Animalia Chordata Aves

Published Name:

Porzana astrictocarpus Olson

USNM Number:

PAL175893

Specimen Count:

1

Record Last Modified:

8 May 2013

Skeletal Morphology:

Complete skull and skeleton

Geological Age:

Cenozoic - Recent

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Types: Birds

Aves Primary Type

Paleobiology

Data Source:

NMNH - Paleobiology Dept.

Record ID:

nmnhpaleobiology_3368415

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Collector:

Dr. Storrs L. Olson

Type Status:

holotype

Type Citation:

Olson. 1975. Smithsonian Contr.Paleobiology. (n.23): 32, pl.5,f.a-e,f,g,pl.6,b-c,g.

Place:

Saint Helena Island

Collection Date:

1971

Taxonomy:

Animalia Chordata Aves

Published Name:

Upupa antaios Olson

USNM Number:

PAL175936

Specimen Count:

1

Record Last Modified:

8 May 2013

Skeletal Morphology:

Skull elements, Appendicular elements, Axial elements

Geological Age:

Cenozoic - Recent

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Record ID:

nmnhpaleobiology_3368416

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Collector:

Dr. Storrs L. Olson

Type Status:

holotype

Type Citation:

Olson. 1975. Smithsonian Contr.Paleobiology. (n.23): 18, pl.1,f.d,e.

Place:

Saint Helena Island

Collection Date:

1971

Taxonomy:

Animalia Chordata Aves

Published Name:

Puffinus pacificoides Olson

USNM Number:

PAL175963

Specimen Count:

1

Record Last Modified:

8 May 2013

Skeletal Morphology:

Appendicular element, left femur

Geological Age:

Cenozoic - Quaternary

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Record ID:

nmnhpaleobiology_3368418

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Collector:

Dr. Storrs L. Olson

Type Status:

holotype

Type Citation:

Olson. 1975. Smithsonian Contr.Paleobiology. (n.23): 14, pl.1,f.a.

Place:

Prosperous Bay, Saint Helena Island

Collection Date:

1971

Taxonomy:

Animalia Chordata Aves

Published Name:

Pterodroma rupinarum Olson

USNM Number:

PAL176594

Specimen Count:

1

Record Last Modified:

8 May 2013

Skeletal Morphology:

Skull elements, left and right quadrate, palatine, lower jaw

Geological Age:

Cenozoic - Recent

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Record ID:

nmnhpaleobiology_3368420

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Collector:

Dr. Storrs L. Olson

Type Status:

holotype

Type Citation:

Olson & James. 1991. Ornithological Monographs. 45: 33, f.9a,b,c.

Place:

Kauai, Hawaii, United States

Collection Date:

11 Aug 1976

Taxonomy:

Animalia Chordata Aves

Published Name:

Chelychelynechen quassus Olson & James

USNM Number:

PAL389743

Specimen Count:

1

Site Number:

K-1,

Record Last Modified:

7 May 2013

Skeletal Morphology:

Skull elements, rostrum, lower jaw, ON

Geological Age:

Cenozoic - Recent

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Record ID:

nmnhpaleobiology_3368479

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Collector:

Dr. Storrs L. Olson

Type Status:

paratype

Type Citation:

Olson & James. 1991. Ornithological Monographs. 45: 33, f.9g.

Place:

Kauai, Hawaii, United States

Collection Date:

11 Aug 1976

Taxonomy:

Animalia Chordata Aves

Published Name:

Chelychelynechen quassus Olson & James

USNM Number:

PAL389757

Specimen Count:

1

Site Number:

K-1,

Record Last Modified:

8 May 2013

Skeletal Morphology:

Appendicular element, distal left humerus

Geological Age:

Cenozoic - Recent

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Record ID:

nmnhpaleobiology_3355259

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Collector:

Dr. Storrs L. Olson

Type Status:

paratype

Type Citation:

James & Olson. 1991. Ornithological Monographs. 46: 71, meas.

Place:

Maui, Hawaii, United States

Collection Date:

15 Apr 1988

Taxonomy:

Animalia Chordata Aves Passeriformes Fringillidae

Published Name:

Aidemedia lutetiae James & Olson

USNM Number:

PAL445816

Specimen Count:

1

Record Last Modified:

8 May 2013

Skeletal Morphology:

Skull element, maxilla

Geological Age:

Cenozoic - Recent

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Record ID:

nmnhpaleobiology_3363883

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Collector:

Dr. Storrs L. Olson

Type Status:

paratype

Type Citation:

Olson & James. 1991. Ornithological Monographs. 45: 33, f.9f.

Place:

Kauai, Hawaii, United States

Collection Date:

11 Aug 1976

Taxonomy:

Animalia Chordata Aves

Published Name:

Chelychelynechen quassus Olson & James

USNM Number:

PAL389760

Specimen Count:

1

Site Number:

K-1,

Record Last Modified:

8 May 2013

Skeletal Morphology:

Appendicular element, left carpometacarpus

Geological Age:

Cenozoic - Recent

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nmnhpaleobiology_3355262

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Collector:

Dr. Storrs L. Olson

Type Status:

paratype

Type Citation:

Olson & James. 1991. Ornithological Monographs. 45: 33, f.9d.

Place:

Kauai, Hawaii, United States

Collection Date:

11 Aug 1976

Taxonomy:

Animalia Chordata Aves

Published Name:

Chelychelynechen quassus Olson & James

USNM Number:

PAL389764

Specimen Count:

1

Site Number:

K-1,

Record Last Modified:

8 May 2013

Skeletal Morphology:

Appendicular element, left scapula

Geological Age:

Cenozoic - Recent

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Record ID:

nmnhpaleobiology_3355266

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Collector:

Dr. Storrs L. Olson

Type Status:

paratype

Type Citation:

Olson & James. 1991. Ornithological Monographs. 45: 33, f.9e.

Place:

Kauai, Hawaii, United States

Collection Date:

11 Aug 1976

Taxonomy:

Animalia Chordata Aves

Published Name:

Chelychelynechen quassus Olson & James

USNM Number:

PAL389762

Specimen Count:

1

Site Number:

K-1,

Record Last Modified:

8 May 2013

Skeletal Morphology:

Appendicular element, right coracoid

Geological Age:

Cenozoic - Recent

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nmnhpaleobiology_3355264

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Author:

Olson, Storrs L.

Editor:

Olson, Storrs L.

Object Type:

Smithsonian staff publication

Electronic document

Year:

1999

Topic:

Natural History

Vertebrates

Animals

Zoology

Citation:

In: Olson, Storrs L., Avian paleontology at the close of the 20th century.(Proceedings of the 4th International Meeting of the Society of Avian Paleontology and Evolution Washington, D. C.) pp.231-243.

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Record ID:

SILSRO_80553

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Author:

Olson, Storrs L.

Editor:

Olson, Storrs L.

Object Type:

Smithsonian staff publication

Electronic document

Year:

1976

Topic:

Natural History

Vertebrates

Animals

Zoology

Citation:

In: Olson, Storrs L., Collected papers in avian paleontology honoring the 90th birthday of Alexander Wetmore.(Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology, 27) pp.xi-xxvi.

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Record ID:

SILSRO_80535

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