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Haliaeetus leucocephalus Quick Facts Common Name: bald eagle Fossils of this species are very rare. Only known from the late Pleistocene. Eagles are known from the early Pleistocene of Florida, but they are extinct species not closely related to the bald eagle. Age Range Late Pleis
Skull of a modern Haliaeetus leucocephalus in A) lateral, B) dorsal, and C) ventral

NON-VENOMOUS Other common names Mississippi Green Water Snake Basic description Most adult Mississippi Green Watersnakes are about 30-55 inches (76-140 cm) in total length. Adults are stout-bodied snakes with a dark greenish background color and several narrow darker markings alternating down th
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Desmodus stocki Quick Facts Common Name: Stock’s vampire bat With a range extending to Virginia, this species lived further north than any other vampire bat, fossil or living. Desmodus stocki likely weighed about 50% more than the living vampire Desmodus rotundus. Its large, sharp canin
Partial right maxilla of Desmodus stocki (UF 61374) in A) medial and B) right lateral

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Didelphis virginiana Quick Facts Common Name: Virginia opossum, North American opossum The family Didelphidae originated in the Cretaceous and today is most diverse in South America. Didelphis virginiana was the last South American mammal to disperse into temperate North America during t
A left dentary of Didelphis virginiana (UF 56221) in A) medial, B) left lateral,

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Pseudoceros tristriatus Guam 776-27 Pseudoceros cf. susanae Palau 15m RFM-B–

Panthera onca Quick Facts Common Name: jaguar Fossils of jaguars in Florida are much more common than those of other contemporaneous large felids, such as the American lion and the sabertooths Smilodon fatalis and Dinobastis serus. The Pleistocene jaguars of North America were much large
The left dentary of Panthera onca (UF 14765) in A) lateral and B) occlusal views.

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Adams, D. H., Mitchell, M. E., and G. R. Parsons. 1994. Seasonal occurrence of the white shark, Carcharodon carcharias, in waters off the Florida west coast, with notes on its life history. Mar. Fish. Rev. 56:24-28. Antezana, T. 1977. Tiburón gigante inofensivo capturado en Chile. Museo Nacional
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Canis dirus Quick Facts Common Name: dire wolf Canis dirus, the dire wolf, had an estimated mass of 130 to 150 pounds, which made it about 25% heavier than the modern gray wolf (Canis lupus). But smaller than the fictional dire wolves of the TV series Game of Thrones! The largest known dir
A, dorsal view; B, lateral view; C, ventral view.