Lindow B (2024). NHMD Danekrae Collection. Natural History Museum of Denmark. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/sbe7zv accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-04-20.

Danekræ fossil trove are geological, botanical or zoological objects found in Denmark, with unique scientific or exhibition value: rare or extremely well-preserved fossils, animal skeletons from the Ice Ages, meteorites or minerals. By law, fossil trove belongs to the state, and must be delivered it to the Natural History Museum of Denmark, or one of the nationally recognized natural history museums. Finders of Danekræ fossil trove receive a renumeration, the size of which depends on the scientific and exhibition value, as well as the care taken for the specimen.
To date, more than 1,000 finds have been declared Danekræ fossil trove, and secured for scientific studies, as well as exhibition and public outreach. By far the majority of specimens in the collection are fossil remains of prehistoric animals and plants, but the three meteorite troves Maribo (2009), Ejby (2015) and Dueodde (2017), as well two rock and two mineral specimens have also been recognized as fossil trove.
Danekræ er jordfundne danske naturhistoriske genstande af enestående videnskabelig eller udstillingsmæssig værdi: sjældne eller meget velbevarede fossiler, dyreskeletter fra istiderne, meteoritter, eller mineraler. Danekræ tilhører staten ifølge museumsloven og skal afleveres til Statens Naturhistoriske Museum eller et andet statsanerkendte naturhistorisk museum. Finder af danekræ vil få udbetalt en godtgørelse, der afhænger af den videnskabelige og udstillingsmæssige værdi, samt af den omhu, hvormed genstanden er blevet behandlet.
Til dato er over 1.000 fund blevet erklæret Danekræ og sikret til videnskabelige undersøgelser, udstillinger og formidlings. Langt de fleste er fossile rester af forhistoriske dyr og planter, men de tre meteoritfald og -fund Maribo (2009), Ejby (2015) og Dueodde (2017), samt to bjergartsstykker og to mineralkrystaller er også blevet anerkendt som Danekræ.

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Catalogue Number	NHMD624855
Country	Denmark
Locality	Beach north of Stevns Kridtbrud (Sigerslev), Stevns Klint

Class	Asteroidea (Sea star)
Order	Valvatida
Family	Goniasteridae
Genus	Metopaster

Institution Code	NHMD
Institution ID	http://grbio.org/cool/mci8-ehqk
Collection code	DK
Collection Type	PRESERVED_SPECIMEN
Occurrence ID	8694fa7c-f346-4f44-9745-3de9b0a0d998
Ocurrence Status	PRESENT
Catalogue Number	NHMD624855
Alternative Catalogue Numbers	DK 283
Start Date	146
End Date	146
Event Date	1995-05-26
Continent	EUROPE
Country	Denmark
State	Region Sjælland
County	Stevns Kommune
Country code	DK
Latitude	55.325861
Longitude	12.450278
Locality	Beach north of Stevns Kridtbrud (Sigerslev), Stevns Klint
Station/Category	Discovered loose in cliffside-side debris.
Collector Names	van Neer, René
Prep Type	specimen - 1
Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Echinodermata
Class	Asteroidea
Order	Valvatida
Family	Goniasteridae
Genus	Metopaster
Preferred Taxon	Metopaster kagstrupensis Nielsen, 1943
Taxon Rank	SPECIES
Identified By	Jakobsen, Sten
Modified	2022-08-25
Record License	CC BY-NC 4.0
Rightsholder	Natural History Museum of Denmark, University of Copenhagen

Identification ID	e8139815-2304-4ddb-bb9b-dce5fe5f457e
Taxon	Metopaster kagstrupensis
Identified By	Jakobsen, Sten
Date Identified	2001-08-13

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Metopaster kagstrupensis Nielsen, 1943

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