Our 2009 volunteer fossil dig was at the famous Miocene site Thomas Farm in rural Gilchrist County, Florida. It ran from October 24 through November 24. Despite a couple of rained-out days near the end which limited us to 18 working days, we had a great response from the public, with 115 different p
resulted in an estimated four tons of fossil-bearing sediment
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has designated 190 miles of streams and rivers in Florida and Georgia as critical habitat for a rare species of freshwater mussel once thought to be extinct. The new ruling, which went into effect Aug. 2, outlines protective measures for the Suwannee moccasinshell,
find them, biologists have to slowly sift through sediment
Evidence from a study led by the Florida Museum of Natural History confirms that the carnivorous, seven-foot-tall „terror bird“ likely arrived in North America from South America several million years before a land bridge connected the two continents. Previously, scientists assumed the 330-pound, fl
rivers age, flowing water incises down into underlying sediment
Productivity and Shelter Seagrass provides food and shelter for many marine organisms. Seagrasses are a primarily food source for many organisms including the manatee (Trichechus manatus) and green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) both of which are endangered marine herbivores. Many marine spec
Sediment Stabilization Seagrass stabilizes sediments
Unionidae is a family of freshwater mussels with a global range. There are about 300 recognized species in North America alone. They’re also called river mussels because most species live in rivers and creeks. Because most live in water that constantly flows in one direction, they’ve had to evolve a
several weeks until they fall off and burrow into sediment
Southeastern Florida Archaeopedology From 1993 to 2007 Florida archaeopedology research was conducted by Sylvia Scudder, now retired. Scudder’s studies employ analyses of chemical and grain-size characteristics to answer questions about site configuration and settlement patterns, environm
J. (2006) Terrestrial soil or submerged sediment?
Monkey Jungle Hammock 1 University of Florida Vertebrate Fossil Locality DA002 Location The site is located within the boundaries of the Monkey Jungle zoological park in the southern Miami metropolitan area, Dade County, Florida. 25.57º N; 80.43º W. Age Late Pleistocene Epoch; late Ranc
Dade College noticed fossil bones weathering out of sediment
The mighty Calusa ruled South Florida for centuries, wielding military power, trading and collecting tribute along routes that sprawled hundreds of miles, creating shell islands, erecting enormous buildings and dredging canals wider than some highways. Unlike the Aztecs, Maya and Inca, who built the
an NBA basketball court – with a berm of shell and sediment
Tourists who comb Florida’s sandy beaches for exotic shells are probably unaware that they’re also picking through bits of geologic history. Incalculable numbers of fossilized marine invertebrates—clams, snails, crabs, sand dollars and corals—pepper the Sunshine State’s beaches and terrestrial inter
down through decay, or it is buried in protective sediment
Physical Stability Salt Tolerance Anaerobic Sediments – make it possible for mangroves to live in the soft sediments
Photo © Cathleen Bester / Florida Museum Anaerobic Sediment
