Lindow B (2024). NHMD Danekrae Collection. Natural History Museum of Denmark. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/sbe7zv accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-04-28.

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.

Catalogue Number	NHMD625301
Country	Denmark
Locality	Stevns Klint

Class	Elasmobranchii (Elasmobranch)
Order	Hexanchiformes (Cow sharks)
Family	Orthacodontidae
Genus	Sphenodus

Institution Code	NHMD
Institution ID	http://grbio.org/cool/mci8-ehqk
Collection code	DK
Collection Type	PRESERVED_SPECIMEN
Occurrence ID	98e2063b-f5f8-47f4-93fd-3b5b83f7299a
Ocurrence Status	PRESENT
Catalogue Number	NHMD625301
Alternative Catalogue Numbers	DK 636 (9)
Continent	EUROPE
Country	Denmark
State	Region Sjælland
County	Stevns Kommune
Country code	DK
Locality	Stevns Klint
Collector Names	Rasmussen, Alice; Rasmussen, Henning; Rasmussen, Leif
Prep Type	specimen in matrix - 1
Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Elasmobranchii
Order	Hexanchiformes
Family	Orthacodontidae
Genus	Sphenodus
Preferred Taxon	Sphenodus Agassiz, 1843
Taxon Rank	GENUS
Identified By	Adolfssen, Jan
Modified	2022-05-12
Record License	CC BY-NC 4.0
Rightsholder	Natural History Museum of Denmark, University of Copenhagen

Identification ID	3d6be595-04b2-45f3-b154-ab71ec79d509
Taxon	Sphenodus faxensis
Identified By	Adolfssen, Jan

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