Dasypus bellus Quick Facts Common Name: beautiful armadillo Dasypus bellus was about two to two and a half times the size of the living nine-banded armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus). Their diet was probably similar to the modern species, largely invertebrate animals, but the larger size of
A, lateral; B, dorsal; and C, medial (lingual) views of the mandible.
Triakis semifasciata This long, slim shark likes the sandy bottoms of bays or estuaries in the eastern Pacific Ocean. It has a broad, short snout, triangular fins, and a notched, asymmetrical caudal (tail) fin. On the dorsal side, it exhibits a silver or bronzed-gray coloration, fading to white u
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Alligator mississippiensis Quick Facts Common Name:Â American alligator The American alligator is an incredibly adaptable crocodylian, has lived for millions of years with little morphologic change, and has survived numerous instances of climate and sea level change relatively unaffected.
left maxilla of Alligator mississippiensis in dorsal (A), ventral or occlusal (B)
The Florida Museum of Natural History offers several awards to support and recognize student research. These include Travel Awards, which assist with research-related travel, and Student Excellence Awards, which honor outstanding student research in natural science, biodiversity, or anthropology. A
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Agricola Road Site University of Florida Vertebrate Fossil Locality PO047 Location The site was located about 3.5 miles (5.6 km) east of Bradley, Polk County, Florida, in the Hookers Prairie Mine. It gets its name due to its proximity to Agricola Road. It was exposed by commercial phosphate minin
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Southeastern Florida Archaeopedology From 1993 to 2007 Florida archaeopedology research was conducted by Sylvia Scudder, now retired. Scudder’s studies employ analyses of chemical and grain-size characteristics to answer questions about site configuration and settlement patterns, environm
Smith Mound showing stacked soils and soil morphology from each of the three units, B–
Vero Canal Site, Stratum 2 University of Florida Vertebrate Fossil Locality IR005 Location The site is located within the City of Vero Beach, Indian River County, Florida, to the southeast of the municipal airport. 27.65º N; 80.40º W. Age Late Pleistocene Epoch; late Rancholabrean land
P. floridana Deirochelys reticularia †Hesperotestudo crassiscutata Gopherus
Visit the Florida Museum and cruise the permanent exhibits until 10 p.m. tonight.
Find out what films are playing this summer: Upcoming Creative-B Movie Nights As
Cormohipparion ingenuum Quick Facts Common Name: Noble Hipparion Cormohipparion ingenuum was the first species of horse to be named from Florida. Given its long, narrow muzzle and relatively short-crowned teeth, Cormohipparion ingenuum most likely fed on a mix of browse and green, fresh gr
A, dorsal (occlusal) view; B, lateral view.
Squalus cubensis This slender, schooling shark prefers deeper, warm waters of the Western Atlantic where it eats smaller bony fish and invertebrates and can grow to around 76.2 cm (30 in) long (Compagno et al., 2005). It has large eyes set close to its pointed snout, spines at the front of each d
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