Ava Johnson Undergraduate volunteer I love all things insects, but especially Lepidoptera! I’ve been raising caterpillars since as long as I can remember, from swallowtails to monarchs to woolly bears and even hornworms. These creatures inspire me not only as a scientific curiosity, but they als
Cuthberston AGS (2011) Comparison of biological parameters between the invasive B
Join Florida Museum Director Douglas S. Jones for the launch of All Things Beautiful: Wonders from the Collections of the Florida Museum of Natural History. Lushly illustrated with over 300 color plates, this volume is a celebration of the beauty of natural history collections and the work of curato
texture are revealed in the stunning images of Florida Museum photographer Kristen B.
Titanis walleri Quick Facts Common Name: Waller’s terror bird Titanis walleri belongs to the family Phorusrhacidae, an extinct group of Tertiary birds otherwise known only from South America. Titanis is the only confirmed member from North America. They were large, predatory, flightless bi
Natali Valdes Last Updated On: June 23, 2021 Scientific References Brodkorb, P.
While digging in our west pit on March 9th, volunteer, Bri Blaga found a heavily eroded horse tooth. The layers in her square were dipping almost completely vertically and the sand was yellow/orange instead of our typical white beach sand. There were other fragments nearby so she continu
The specimen was poorly mineralized and delicate but was well consolidated with B–
Anoxypristis cuspidata Although sawfish look similar to sharks, they are actually highly modified rays. The ‚teeth‘ on the rostrum, snout, are actually enlarged specialize denticles. The narrow sawfish differs from other sawfish species as it lacks rostral teeth at the base of the rostrum. Ord
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The cleaning wrasse advertises these services by performing a dance to attract would-be
Coleman 2A University of Florida Vertebrate Fossil Locality SM001 Location Coleman 2A is located about 2 miles (3.2 km) northeast of Sumterville, between US Highway 301 and the Federal Correctional Complex Of Coleman in a former limestone quarry operated by Dixie Lime and Stone Corporation, Sumte
Ornithological Monographs, No. 50, 113 p. Frazier, M. K. 1982.
McGehee Farm University of Florida Vertebrate Fossil Locality AL027 Location About 3 miles north of Newberry, western Alachua County, Florida; 29.7° N, 82.6° W. Age Late Miocene Epoch; early Hemphillian (Hemphillian 1) land mammal age About 8 to 9 million years old (estimated) Not
Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, D.C., 171 p. Dobie, J. L. 1968.
Isistius brasiliensis This small, cigar-shaped shark is dark brown on top and light on the underside, with a darker band around its neck. The light underside glows, attracting fish, whales, and sharks. It attaches itself to the prey and uses its serrated bottom teeth to cut out a perfectly circul
Biology Large tooth Cookiecutter shark (Isistius plutodus), A) Side view, B) frontal
Somniosus microcephalus This large, heavy-set shark grows to an average 8-14 feet long but can get to be 24 feet. It has a short, rounded snout, small eyes, and relatively small dorsal fins. Although it is an apex predator, it is a slow swimmer, and likely ambushes its prey and scavenges for
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