Keiter, M. & Sachs, S. (2018) Not worth mentioning? Paleontological collections of small museums: the example of Bielefeld (North Rhine Westphalia, Germany). In: Beck, L.A., & Joger, U (eds.) Palaeontological collections of Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Springer, Berlin: 69-76.
—The Naturkunde-Museum in Bielefeld (Germany) is one of the smaller Museums of Nature in Germany, but it harbors a large collection of paleontological specimens. This collection mainly comprises material from the region, and as such is a valuable local archive for the history of life and environment. Among the highlights are several holotypes of Mesozoic vertebrates and invertebrates, a valuable assemblage of fossils from the Oligocene Doberg locality, as well as Pleistocene vertebrate material. It is any museum’s responsibility to take care of and develop such a historical heritage and convey its worth to the public.