by Joel C. Timyan and Walter S. Judd This checklist is primarily based on specimens on deposit in the University of Florida Herbarium (FLAS) and selected specimens cited or known to be on deposit at other herbaria (e.g., EHH, JBSD, S). Status: Native; Intro=non-native HI=island endemic
B. Nord.
The sherds comprising this type collection were recovered from archaeological sites in Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi. Many were excavated on Works Progress Administration projects during the Great Depression, as part of the Lower Mississippi Survey (Phillips et al. 1951) among other
Ford, and James B.
When you think of zombies, if you do, you probably envision the movie Night of the Living Dead, with its decomposing bodies escaping from their tombs to march though the darkness in slow, unstoppable formations eager to capture the living. But, not surprisingly, this is a Hollywood image that bears
(Photo © David B. Snyder) Compare the photographs of the fish and the pot.
Welcome to the Florida Museum of Natural History’s annual report for fiscal year 2023. It’s been an exciting year with many changes for both the University of Florida and the museum!
Florida Museum photographer Kristen B.
Melbourne University of Florida Vertebrate Fossil Locality BR002 Location Western part of the city of Melbourne, Brevard County, Florida, at about 28.1° N, 80.6° W. Three separate localities were reported by Gidley and Loomis (1926), of which two produced almost all of the fossils in museum colle
B. Loomis and C. P. Singleton.
Recovery Methods in Zooarchaeology The Environmental Archaeology Program has a long history of interest in the use of appropriate archaeological methods for the recovery of animal remains. Early research by Wing showed that recovery of the full complement of animal remains is often best achieved by
Schaffer, B.
Love Site (also known as LOVE BONE BED) University of Florida Vertebrate Fossil Locality AL001 Location About 1 mile north of Archer, Alachua County, Florida, just off Route 241; 29.55° N, 82.52° W. Age Late Miocene Epoch; latest Clarendonian land mammal age About 9.5 to 9 million y
MacFadden, B. J., and R. C. Hulbert Jr. 1990.
Pseudemys williamsi Quick Facts Common Name: Williams’ cooter Pseudemys williamsi is a member of the family Emydidae, which includes the pond and box turtles. This species has been only been positively identified from two Florida localities. Pseudemys williamsi has a smooth shell and sh
B. Brinkman, P. A. Holroyd, and J. D.
Inside the collections of the McGuire Center for Lepidoptera and Biodiversity, there is a collection of cocoon artifacts, donated by Dr. Richard Peigler. While most people associate the use of cocoons with the production of silk (sericulture), cocoons are used in many other ways. For thousands of y
Odland, and B.
Amorim, A. F.; Arfeli, C. A. and Castro, J. I. 2000. Description of a juvenile megamouth shark, Megachasma pelagios, caught off Brazil. Environm. Biol. Fishes. 59 (2): 117-123. Amorim, A. F., Fagundes, L., Arfelli, C. A., and Costa, F. E. S. 1995. Occurrence of megamouth shark, Megachasma pelagio
B., and Coan, A. L. 1993.
