Baltic German Christian Heinrich Pander - an outstanding first Russian paleontologist, anatomist, naturalist and embryologist.He was born in the region of Baltic in 1794. On July 17, a merchant family.After graduating from the Riga high school, he enrolled in 1812 at the University of Dorpat on the medical faculty.After graduating from the medical course, he began working in Würzburg and Berlin.
in St. Petersburg Imperial Academy of Sciences, the first Russian paleontologist in 1821 was elected an academician.He spent a lot of time traveling around Central Asia, found many rare discoveries that later became museum pieces.In 1827 he resigned his honorary title and entered the academic part in the Mining Department official on execution of special assignments.
Known first Russian paleontologist Pander has served in this position until his death.His duties included the processing received by the Department of paleontological collections and artifacts collected by him personally.He made from this material, and valuable for our time paleontological monographs.Among them, special attention to the study of the remains of the fish occupy the Paleozoic period.
Working together with his contemporary Edward I. Eichwald, the first Russian paleontologist has achieved great success, in this connection, considered the founder of Russian Paleontological teachings.These two scholars can rightly be considered the fathers of Russian paleontology.
Pander especially famous for doing research in the field of embryonic development of the chicken.He greatly enlarged the theories that have been set by Baer.In addition to this study, it may be noted particularly valuable in the areas of geology, osteology and other studies of paleontology.
Proceedings Eichwald known fact that they help to teach representatives of domestic flora and fauna (such as fossils and living).His scientific work was very diverse: paleontology, botany, zoology, medicine, anthropology, archeology, mineralogy and ethnography.The large value of his work had for Russia in the field of paleontology.He has written a number of scientific articles and notes, as well as undertaken an ambitious attempt to create a full description with pictures of all assembled in Russia paleontological material.His works are still essential reference books for everyone who deals with paleontology in Russia.Fossils in the museum collections, collected and described by him personally, are a special treasure of the Imperial University of St. Petersburg.Get
partial knowledge about the basic stages of development of life on earth by visiting the Museum of Paleontology.In it you can find everything from the simplest organisms of marine animals before the advent of man on the planet.Interesting exposure to entrain extinct worlds, allowing personally observe the entire evolutionary process.Paleontological Museum Yuri OrlovIt is forever preserved nature and created by man exhibits.Among them are tens of thousands of years of living on the land insects that can be seen in amber drops or giant dinosaur skeletons recovered hard work of scientists and researchers.
Museum of Paleontology in Moscow is one of the largest in the world, and the preconditions for its opening has created in Peter's time, when it was opened Curiosities showing strange fragments of skeletons of ancient animals.Secrets of bygone eras are unlikely to be fully disclosed, but unable to lift the veil because of the incredible efforts of the exhibits collected.
Six large halls consistently tell us about the history of life on Earth, from the earliest geological epochs.Museum of Paleontology in Moscow introduces various kinds of extinct organisms.The exhibits were collected in Russia and abroad by many generations of paleontologists.
