Paleontological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences
| Палеонтологический институт РАН | |
| Established | 1930 |
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| Location | Moscow, Russia |
| Website | http://www.paleo.ru/ |
The Paleontological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences (PIN; Russian: Палеонтологический институт РАН) in Moscow is among the world's largest paleontological institutes. An affiliate of the Russian Academy of Sciences, it includes collections from all over the former Soviet Union, as well as from other countries.
Museum
Main article: Orlov Museum
The Museum of Paleontology named after Yuri Alexandrovich Orlov is run by the Institute, and contains public exhibits representing almost every type of fossil organism. Particularly well represented are dinosaurs from Mongolia, therapsids from the Perm region of Russia, and Precambrian fossils from Siberia.
List of notable staff of the Paleontological Institute
External links
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- (English) & (Russian) Laboratory of Arthropods
- (English) Paleontological Institute pages at the University of California Museum of Paleontology website
Coordinates: 55°37.4333′N 37°30.8333′E / 55.6238883°N 37.5138883°E
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