Repatriation, Incorporation and Destruction: the destination of the Caster Collection at the Museu Nacional/UFRJ, Brazil

Authors

  • Sandro Marcelo Scheffler Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Museu Nacional/UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro, RJ
  • Antonio Carlos Sequeira Fernandes Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Museu Nacional/UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro, RJ
  • Mariana Batista da Silva Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro, RJ
  • Roberto Videira-Santos Universidade Estadual de Goiás, UEG, Niquelândia, Goiás, GO
  • Letícia Brandão Gomes de Sousa Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, UERJ, Rio de Janeiro, RJ

Keywords:

Paleontological heritage, Fossils, Paleoinvertebrates

Abstract

In the mid-twentieth century, geologist Kenneth E. Caster collected fossils of South American Paleozoic and Mesozoic invertebrates, further contributing to important research for Brazilian geology. The collected paleontological collection was later taken to study at the University of Cincinnati (USA), where it remained for more than six decades. In 2016, in an unprecedented agreement between the Universidade de Cincinnati and the Museu Nacional/UFRJ, the Caster collection was repatriated, incorporating it into the collection of paleoinvertebrates of the Museu Nacional/UFRJ. The report clarifying the trajectory of the collection's repatriation and its tragic, but partial, destruction in the institution's fire in 2018 and its current destination is the objective of this paper.

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Published

2021-12-23

Issue

Vol. 15 (2021): Palaios 20 years Dossier - Stratigraphic Paleontology

Section

Dossiê Temático Palaios 20 anos – Paleontologia Estratigráfica

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Repatriation, Incorporation and Destruction: the destination of the Caster Collection at the Museu Nacional/UFRJ, Brazil. Terr@ Plural, [S. l.], v. 15, p. 1–21, 2021. Disponível em: https://revistas.uepg.br/index.php/tp/article/view/17747. Acesso em: 30 apr. 2026.