Siren lacertina Quick Facts Common Name: greater siren Siren lacertina is a large, extant salamander in the family Sirenidae that has been living relatively unchanged for 2.5 million years. Alive, they are olive to light gray with elongate, snake-like bodies, short external gills, no hind li
Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, 592 p. Cope, E. D. 1889.
Confirmed Megamouth Shark Sightings There have been 273 confirmed occurrences of megamouth sharks around the world and we are investigating reports of additional individuals. There is a small area in Taiwan where this species is frequently caught as bycatch in commercial drift nets. These localize
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Kyptoceras amatorum Quick Facts Common Name: none The youngest member of its family, which became extinct at the end of the Hemphillian. The Florida Museum of Natural History has 44 specimens of the species in its collection. The species name honors the many contributions of amateur fos
H., and B. E. Taylor. 1971.
Some of the digital images produced from the University of Florida Herbarium (FLAS) specimens were prepared using several types of scanners and digital cameras which are no longer in use. These are summarized below. The earliest efforts were supported by the University of Florida Libraries Digital
X-Rite Mini ColorChecker Card P/N 50111: 2 1/4″ X 3 1/4″: useful to place in bare
Pomatodelphis inaequalis Quick Facts Common Name: none Pomatodelphis inaequalis is believed to be a type of river dolphin and likely had a wide salinity tolerance, living in nearshore marine and estuarine environments with the ability to travel up low salinity streams. Because of their sma
Freeman and Company, New York, 698 p. Fordyce, R. E. & L. G. Barnes. 1994.
The University of Florida Bryophyte Collection contains approximately 70,000 bryophyte specimens. The collection is worldwide in scope with an excellent representation of species from Florida and tropical areas such as Costa Rica, Venezuela and Brazil. The collection is organized alphabetically by
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In 2006 we successfully hosted two meetings, the 23rd annual Midcontinent Paleobotanical Colloquium (March 10-12)Â and the Advances in Paleobotany Conference (March 12-15). Here is the group photo for the Advances in Paleobotany meeting. Click on the image to view an enlarged version. First row k
. & Sageman, B.: The Cuticle Database: Developing an interactive tool for taxonomic
Barbourofelis loveorum Quick Facts Common Name: Loves’ false sabercat Barbourofelis loveorum is an extinct sabertoothed carnivore that weighed approximately 150 lbs, or about the size of a modern jaguar. It is believed that the Barbourofelis loveorum preferred a thickly wooded habitat, and
University of Florida Press, Gainesville, 348 p. Martin, L. D. 1980.
Ichetucknee River University of Florida Vertebrate Fossil Localities CO001, CO028, CO031, CO042, CO043, CO044, CO045, CO046, CO053, CO063, CO064, CO065, CO066, CO067, CO068, CO069, CO081, CO086, and CO087 Location The river is about 4.1 miles (6.7 km) northwest of Fort White, Columbia-Suwannee co
(Download PDF) Kurtén, B. 1965. The Pleistocene Felidae of Florida.
 The first Collectors Day at the Florida Museum of Natural History was part of our International Museum Day celebration on May 18, 1980. It hosted 20 collections and highlighted the importance of them and museums. Our last Collectors Day in 2020 hosted over 110 collections with 2,100 visitors, conti
education facility, Powell Hall, begins at the UF Cultural Plaza, joining the Samuel P.
