Ring-based Jar Papagayo Polychrome Pottery Dimensions: H 29 cm x D 13 cm (K P)
Ring-based Jar Papagayo Polychrome Pottery Dimensions: H 29 cm x D 13 cm (K P)
Sharks are sometimes referred to as „living fossils“. Ancient sharks lived in the oceans long before animals colonized the land. Their history goes back to at least 400 million years ago, making the 2 million year history of humans seem quite insignificant by comparison. Most fossil evidence of ear
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Amarasinghe, P., N. Barve, H. Kathriarachchi, B. Loiselle, and N.
Haliaeetus leucocephalus Quick Facts Common Name: bald eagle Fossils of this species are very rare. Only known from the late Pleistocene. Eagles are known from the early Pleistocene of Florida, but they are extinct species not closely related to the bald eagle. Age Range Late Pleis
Skull of a modern Haliaeetus leucocephalus in A) lateral, B) dorsal, and C) ventral
Tapirus webbi Quick Facts Common Name: Webb’s tapir The oldest known species of Tapirus from Florida. Starting with this species, tapirs were a common component of Florida’s fauna for about 9 million years, until their extinction about 12,000 years ago. Some features of the skull sugge
A) lower p2, B) upper P4, C) upper M1, and D) upper M2, where p and m mean premolar
The Melastomataceae are the eighth largest group of flowering plants with more than 5600 species, most of which grow in the New World tropics. Our lab focuses in particular on the historical evolution of paleotropical lineages. Our research aims to explore the factors that may have contributed to th
Amarasinghe, P., Barve, N., Kathriarachchi, H., Loiselle, B., Cellinese, N. 2021.
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
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The Oliver L. Austin Jr. Award For Graduate Student Excellence in Natural Science Research honors long-time Florida Museum of Natural History curator of ornithology, Oliver Austin. The award recognizes a University of Florida graduate student for excellence in research in the natural sciences. Th
completed while under the guidance of the Museum sponsor and its significance; 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
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Aiello, B., M. Tan, U.B. Sikandar, A.J. Alvey, B. Bhinderwala, K.C.
