From 1513 onward, Spanish and French explorers and would-be colonizers had attempted
These were all excavated at the Menéndez camp and fort sites of 1565-66.
Welcome to our annual report for fiscal year 2024. Most notable was the opening of our first new permanent exhibition gallery in many years, “Water Shapes Florida”, as well as our highest annual visitor attendance ever!
A large study of parrot bones from Caribbean archaeological and paleontological sites
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!
Gonzalez, A., P. Vihervaara, P. Balvanera, A.E. Bates, E. Bayraktarov, P.J.
Vindum, W.P. Tapondjou N., M.G. Davidson, H. Chapman, and D.C
Soltis, B. Thiers, and P. Chakrabarty. 2022.
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
Fossils Pomatodelphis inaequalis Fossil Species of Florida Vertebrate Fossil Sites
In late 1891, Peter Henry Rolfs began collecting specimens of wild plants in Florida, essentially marking the formation of the University of Florida Herbarium. The University of Florida Herbarium (FLAS) contains about a half million specimens, including about 350,000 vascular plants, 70,000 bryophy
Soon thereafter, Daniel B.
Mission Statement of the Florida Museum of Natural History The Florida Museum of Natural History is Florida’s state museum of natural history, dedicated to understanding, preserving and interpreting biological diversity and cultural heritage. Legislative Mandate for the Florida Museum of Natural H
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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
Fossils Barbourofelis loveorum Fossil Species of Florida Vertebrate Fossil Sites
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
Vertebrate Fossils Kyptoceras amatorum Fossil Species of Florida Vertebrate Fossil Sites
Decide whether the statement in the first box (1a) or the second box (1b) best describes
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