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
B., M. R. Schultz, and L. D. Martin. 1970.
Children’s Toys Seminole and Miccosukee dolls have been recorded since the late 19th century, however these early dolls were no more than simple toys for children made out of sticks and rags. By the early 20th century, the dolls became a part of the tourist trade and their purpose shifted from
the doll making process click here for an interview with Seminole doll maker Mary B.
Tooth Morphology & Glossary Common questions about modern and fossil shark teeth
Glossary of Fossil Shark Tooth-Related Terms A Apex – top Apical – from the top B
Before the summer of 1916, there was still debate about whether sharks could kill humans. Most people were not even sure if a shark could bite a human. One of them was New York multimillionaire Hermann Oelrichs, who offered a $500 reward in 1891 for anyone who proved a shark attacked a human. Tha
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Montbrook Site University of Florida Vertebrate Fossil Locality LV070 Location South of Williston, Levy County, Florida Age Latest Miocene or earliest Pliocene epochs; late Hemphillian (Hemphillian 4 interval) land mammal age About 5.5 to 5 million years old (estimated) Basis of
Bloch, B. J. MacFadden, and D. W. Steadman. 2016.
Megalops atlanticus These long fish have slightly upturned faces and soft, lobed fins, and they can grow to more than 8 feet long and over 350 pounds. From above they appear dark blue or greenish black, or even brassy if they’ve been in inland waters, but they are recognizable for their very shin
B) Stage I larva, leptocephalus, 17.5 mm SL.
Carcharhinus longimanus This large shark is readily recognized by its long white-tipped paddle-like pectoral fins and rounded first dorsal fin (Compagno et al. 2005). Solitary and slow moving, it prefers the upper layers of deep-water areas, where it is an opportunistic hunter (Baum et al. 2015).
Upper and lower teeth, left-hand side, B. Sixth upper tooth, C.
Thunnus albacares This is a large torpedo-shaped fish, with a round body that is metallic blue-green above and silvery white below, with lots of light vertical lines. It has sturdy fins, and a series of bright yellow finlets between the dorsal and anal fins and the crescent caudal (tail) fin. Thi
Yellowfin tuna larvae: A. 5.1 mm NL, B. 6.0 mm SL, C. 8.5 mm SL, D. 46.0 mm SL.
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.
This post was written by guest blogger Noah J. D. DesRosiers, a research colleague who accompanied the FLMNH team on the KAUST Red Sea cruise. You can read more from him at www.naturenoah.com. “Thousands of miles from home, hundreds of miles from our institution, and thirty miles from any solid lan
included A) described species known to occur in the Red Sea (Stylocheilus striatus), B)
