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Cullerton Johnson Maria Sibylla Merian: Artist, Scientist, Adventurer, by Sarah B.
Dipturus laevis These long-lived, slow-growing skates have diamond shaped pectoral discs with very pointed snouts and stout tails. They are reddish brown on top, with dark spots, dark blotches and light streaks; and they are light underneath with some light markings. These bottom-dwellers are the
Upper teeth from center of a jaw from a female, B.
Scyliorhinus retifer These slim sharks are reddish brown to light yellow underneath, with a distinctive dark brown or black chain pattern down their bodies. They have rounded snouts and large oval eyes, and somewhat lobed fins set further back towards their asymmetrical, notched caudal (tail) fin
Chain dogfish dentition, (A) Uper and lower teeth from center of mouth, (B) Upper
Collections Coordinator McGuire Center for Lepidoptera & Biodiversity Florida Museum of Natural History 3215 Hull Road, Gainesville, FL 32611-2710 352-273-2013, Email:Â asourakov@flmnh.ufl.edu Additional appointments: Affiliate Associate Professor, Dept. of Entomology and Nematology Edu
Choice: Editor’s picks, Nov 2022) James D, Albaugh D, Cammarata 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
(Download PDF) MacFadden, B. J., J. Labs-Hochstein, R. C. Hulbert, and J. A.
Imagine a crocodile built like a greyhound — that’s a sebecid. Standing tall, with some species reaching 20 feet in length, they dominated South American landscapes after the extinction of dinosaurs until about 11 million years ago. Or at least, that’s what paleontologists thought, until they began
their finding in a new study published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B.
Katsuwonus pelamis These strong, torpedo-shaped fish are built for speed and agility, with extra finlets and keels, and a forked caudal (tail) fin on a narrow caudal peduncle. Averaging 32 inches long, and 22 pounds, this tuna is a dark blue or purple on top, fading to silver below, and has sever
Skipjack tuna early life history; A. 3.7 mm NL, B. 7.1 mm SL, C. 14.5 mm SL, D. 47.0
Pristis pristis Although sawfish look somewhat like sharks, they are actually rays. They have an elongated snout or „rostrum“ that is studded with teeth that they swing from side to side to stun schooling fishes, crustaceans and invertebrates upon which they feed. Large tooth sawfishes are most c
Last, P., Naylor, G., Séret, B., White, W. de Carvalho, M. and Stehmann, M. eds.
RICHARDSON SITE 8-AL-100 The Richardson site is a historic-period Potano Indian village, thought to be an early seventeenth century mission visita. It was excavated and reported by Jerald T Milanich in 1971 Milanich, Jerald T. 1972 Excavations at the Richardson Site, Alachua County, Florida:
Zetrouer B 8-AL-67 ranch 8051 17th c. Ft.
Ontocetus emmonsi Quick Facts Common Name: Emmon’s walrus Ontocetus emmonsi is an extinct species of walrus which inhabited the North Atlantic during the Pliocene. Fossils of Emmon’s walrus can be found in Florida, up the Eastern Atlantic coast, in Europe, and North Africa. This pattern is a
(Download PDF) Naafs, B. D. A., R. Stein, J. Hefter, N. Khelifi, S.
