The Political Role of Animals in the Sierra del Lacandón, Guatemala Project Zooarchaeologists: Ashley Sharpe and Kitty Emery Animals were used for much more than just food in the past: in many Maya communities, the control of certain animal species played an important role maintaining social net
P. Laporte, B. Arroyo, H. Escobedo and H. Mejía, pp. 948-958.
Sphyrna tiburo Bonnetheads are one of the smaller hammerheads, and are easy distinguished by their shovel-shaped heads. These warm-water coastal sharks migrate with the seasons, and are often attractions at aquariums. Order – Carcharhiniformes Family – Sphyrnidae Genus – Sphyrna Species – t
Comparison of hammerhead sharks: A. smooth hammerhead, B. scalloped hammerhead, C
Monkey Jungle Hammock 1 University of Florida Vertebrate Fossil Locality DA002 Location The site is located within the boundaries of the Monkey Jungle zoological park in the southern Miami metropolitan area, Dade County, Florida. 25.57º N; 80.43º W. Age Late Pleistocene Epoch; late Ranc
Cryptotis parva Scalopus aquaticus *Mormoops megalophylla Pteronotus sp. cf. †P.
Rhincodon typus These sharks are recognizable not just for being the largest fish in the sea, but also for their unique patterns. They are filter feeders, often swimming near the surface of the open sea; they gulp in water and filter everything from plankton and fish eggs to crustaceans and schoo
© Cathleen Bester), and (bottom) A) Portion of upper dentary band (about 2.5x), B)
by Joel C. Timyan and Walter S. Judd This checklist is primarily based on specimens on deposit in the University of Florida Herbarium (FLAS) and selected specimens cited or known to be on deposit at other herbaria (e.g., EHH, JBSD, S). Status: Native; Intro=non-native HI=island endemic
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Graduate Student Directory Currently registered students, last updated Spring 2024. Please contact kwillmott@flmnh.ufl.edu to submit revisions. A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z – A – ACEVEDO-CHARRY, ORLANDO oa
– B – BYRUM, STEVEN s.byrum@ufl.edu Department:Â Biology Committee Chair
Eremotherium eomigrans Quick Facts Common Name: Wandering giant ground sloth About two dozen skeletons of Eremotherium eomigrans were recovered from ancient lake sediments represented by the Haile 7C and 7G fossil sites. The mounted skeleton on display at the Florida Museum of Natural Hi
Skull of UF 206879, Eremotherium eomigrans in A) ventral, B) dorsal, and C) right
Quick Facts Common Name: none Enhydritherium terraenovae is a large, extinct otter capable of living in both freshwater and coastal marine habitats. A nearly complete skeleton is on permanent public display at the Florida Museum of Natural History. It was collected at the Moss Acres Racetrack
A) A close-up of the the upper left dentition and B) cranium of Enhydritherium terraenovae
Mesoreodon floridensis Quick Facts Common Name: Florida oreodont With six partial skeletons, five with skulls, this is the only well known oreodont from Florida. From the late Eocene to the very early Miocene, oreodonts are extremely common in the western United States, but are relatively r
UF 125416 in A) left lateral, B) occlusal, C) dorsal views, and UF 201856 in D) left
The University of Florida Wood Collection contains approximately 15,700 accessioned wood samples and 1,000+ microscope slides (thin sections, typically transverse radial and tangential views). Woods from all parts of the world are included with an emphasis on those of the tropics. The collection is
Anatomists IWCS : International Wood Collectors Society Lamb, Samuel H. and Alan B.
