In July and August of 2020, TESI, iDigBio, and the Florida Museum partnered to produce Science & Me, a science communication workshop for UF students and early career postdocs in the sciences.​ This six-week-long workshop was offered virtually through Canvas and Zoom, and included both synchrono
scientist.​ Science & Me was funded by the University of Florida’s Creative B
Amphicyon longiramus Quick Facts Common Name: White’s bear-dog The Florida Museum of Natural History has over 550 specimens of this species in its collection, and has the only known mounted skeleton of the species on public display. Amphicyon longiramus was the top carnivore in Florida 1
A, UF 271019, male; B, UF 154301, female.
Selected Sawfish References Adams, W. F. and Wilson, C. R. The status of the smalltooth sawfish, Pristis pectinata Latham 1794 (Rajiformes: Pristidae) in the United States. Unpublished manuscript. MS. Wilmington, N.C, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Baughman, J. L. 1943. Notes on sawfish Pristis p
B. and W. C. Schroeder. 1953. Sawfishes, guitarfishes, skates and rays.
Quick Facts Common Name: none Enhydritherium terraenovae is a large, extinct otter capable of living in both freshwater and coastal marine habitats. A nearly complete skeleton is on permanent public display at the Florida Museum of Natural History. It was collected at the Moss Acres Racetrack
A) A close-up of the the upper left dentition and B) cranium of Enhydritherium terraenovae
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Eremotherium eomigrans Quick Facts Common Name: Wandering giant ground sloth About two dozen skeletons of Eremotherium eomigrans were recovered from ancient lake sediments represented by the Haile 7C and 7G fossil sites. The mounted skeleton on display at the Florida Museum of Natural Hi
Skull of UF 206879, Eremotherium eomigrans in A) ventral, B) dorsal, and C) right
Aiello, B., M. Tan, U.B. Sikandar, A.J. Alvey, B. Bhinderwala, K.C.
Ph. 352 273 1935 Home ph. 352 335-6343 Email: steven@flmnh.ufl.edu Education B.S
Judd, B. Corder & J.F. Basinger. 2018.
Carcharodon hastalis Quick Facts Common Name: none Teeth of the extinct shark Carcharodon hastalis have been found in most Miocene and Pliocene marine deposits in Florida that produce shark teeth. It is also found in similar age deposits around the world. Long regarded as a member of the m
B, alternate hypothesis, in which the great white, Carcharodon carcharias is more
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Aten Memorial Fund Southwest Florida Archaeology Biodiversity Herbarium Daniel B.
