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California Academy of Sciences
Department of Invertebrate Zoology & Geology
875 Howard Street
San Francisco, CA 94103-3009
Phone (415)321-8300 || Fax (415)321-8615

About the Department

The Department of Invertebrate Zoology and Geology (or IZ&G) maintains four major collections: Recent invertebrates, fossils (invertebrates, vertebrates, and plants), diatoms (fossil and living), and minerals. The collections of the department are the most diverse within the Academy, containing approximately two and a half million specimens.

Mitt Urchin
Trilobite
Carijoa sp.
Barnacles Phyllidia cf. undula Diatom Gold nugget

 

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