KU Paleontology Collections
The University of Kansas biological research collections date back to the founding of KU in the 1860s and have a variety of information available via online databases.
KU Invertebrate Paleontology Collection
![3 bright yellow shells](/sites/biodiversity/files/images/2021/40030143183_454b27e943_o.jpg)
KU Paleobotany Collection
![close up of a fossilized leaf](/sites/biodiversity/files/images/2023/PB-45649343834_c83ef8c60e_b.jpeg)
KU Paleoentomology
![type of bee](/sites/biodiversity/files/images/2023/46270771944_3b49a4c4bb_o.jpg)
KU Vertebrate Paleontology Collection
![marine reptile fossil](/sites/biodiversity/files/images/2023/32053496497_ceab6ef4f1_o.jpg)