Paragaleus pectoralis This small shark has a slender body, long snout, and large oval eyes. The fins are somewhat small except for the elongated, pointed pectoral fins, and it has an asymmetric caudal (tail) fin. This specialized feeder preys mostly on cephalopods like squid and octopus, but will
A) Atlantic weasel shark dentition, B) Atlantic weasel shark denticles.
Belonesox belizanus These silvery beige fish have very distinct elongated snouts with a lower jaw that is noticeably longer than the upper. Overall, they grow to around 6 inches long, but because of their growth rate and large brood size, and their tolerance to water quality, they thrive in a var
A non-native population of B. belizanus maxillosus in Southern Florida, USA was
Biodiversity Inventories Lepidoptera of the DeLuca Preserve, Osceola County, Florida Lepidoptera of Split Rock Conservation Area, Alachua County, Florida Inventory of the Lepidopteran Fauna of the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba Butterflies of Ecuador Mexican Butterflies Taiwan L
B. Heppner.
Millennium Park University of Florida Vertebrate Fossil Localities PI018 and PI028 Location The site is located within the boundaries of Boca Ciega Millennium Park, Seminole, Pinellas County County, Florida. 27.83º N; 82.81º W. Age Latest Pleistocene Epoch; late Rancholabrean land mamma
N., and B. L. Kruhcek. 2005.
Inglis 1A University of Florida Vertebrate Fossil Locality CI001 Location Inglis 1A is located about 1.5 miles (2.5 km) south of the town of Inglis, on the north bank of the Cross Florida Barge Canal west of US Highway 98, Citrus County, Florida. 29.01º N; 82.69º W. Age Early Pleistocen
Feranec, and B. J. MacFadden. 2009.
The Ceramic Type collection of the Florida Museum of Natural History historical archaeology laboratory has three major components. These include the Historical Archaeology Type collections (HTC), The Lister Collection (LC), and the Illustrated Collection (IC). The Historical Archaeology Type coll
both valid and current in the field of historical archaeology (Fairbanks 1968a-b;
NON-VENOMOUS Other common names Gulf Coast Indigo Snake, Indigo Snake, Racer Basic description Most adult Eastern Indigo Snakes are about 60-82 inches (152-213 cm) in total length. These large and thick-bodied snakes are glossy black and have iridescent purple or blue highlights when viewed in s
Folt, B., J. Bauder, S. Spear, D. Stevenson, M. Hoffman, J.R. Oaks, P.L.
Tapirus polkensis Quick Facts Common Name: Olsen’s dwarf tapir This is the smallest known member of the genus Tapirus. Other „dwarf“ tapirs are known from Europe but are apparently not closely related to Tapirus polkenesis. It is the most abundant mammal at the Gray Fossil Site in eas
UF FGS05941, Fossil tooth of Tapirus polkensis in A) occlusal B) lateral views.
A Florida Museum of Natural History study shows that mollusk fossils provide a reliable measure of human-driven changes in marine ecosystems and shifts in ocean biodiversity. Collecting data from the shells of dead mollusks is a low-impact way of glimpsing how oceans looked before pollution, habi
and to society.� The study was published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B
Florida Museum of Natural History researchers are collecting marine invertebrates on the French Polynesian island of Moorea as part of a massive effort to inventory the DNA sequence of every living species there. The genetic information collected by scientists from the Florida Museum is part of a
While based at the UC Berkeley Richard B.
