Swarthmore Osteology Collection

About this Collection

The Vertebrate Osteology Collection is a teaching & research archive of over 500 vertebrate skeletal specimens. Spanning 36 taxonomic orders, this collections offers a hands on approach to learned about comparative anatomy, evolutionary biology, and mammalogy. These bones have been collected and donated by past Swarthmore professors and student researchers adding to the vast resources of the biology department teaching collections.

Sample Items

Collection Contents

445 Artifacts
Images of vertebrate osteology specimens in the Biology Teaching Collections