Project Leadership Project sponsor: University of Florida (NSF Award 1701714) Principal Investigator (PI): David Blackburn Project Collaborators Map of Collaborating Institutions University of Florida (lead) David C. Blackburn, lead PI, Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florid
of Ichthyology, California Academy of Sciences (NSF Award 1701870) John (Jack) P.
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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Carcharhinus acronotus Blacknose sharks get their name from the dark blotch on the tip of their snout which often fades on older adults. This shark has a streamlined shape and matures to just over 4 feet long. It feeds on smaller fish and sometimes octopus, and falls prey to larger sharks. When c
Third upper tooth, B. Eighth upper tooth, C. Third lower tooth, D.
Amphicyon longiramus Quick Facts Common Name: White’s bear-dog The Florida Museum of Natural History has over 550 specimens of this species in its collection, and has the only known mounted skeleton of the species on public display. Amphicyon longiramus was the top carnivore in Florida 1
A, UF 271019, male; B, UF 154301, female.
Metaxytherium floridanum Quick Facts Common Name: Florida sea cow Fossil dugongs are the most common mammal fossils found in Florida, and of the several known species, Metaxytherium floridanum is probably the most abundant. Most individuals of Metaxytherium floridanum lived entirely in the
P. Domning, and L. G. Barnes. 1994.
Thomas Farm University of Florida Vertebrate Fossil Locality GI001 Location About 8 miles north-northeast of Bell, Gilchrist County, Florida; 29.86° N, 82.83° W. Age Early Miocene Epoch; early Hemingfordian land mammal age About 18 million years old Basis of Age Biochronology (an
Beatty, B. L. 2010.
Thursday, Feb. 20 – Museum OPEN, B
Due to low temperatures, the Butterfly Rainforest exhibit will be closing at 4 p.m
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
Davis, J., May, M., Greenfield, B., Fairey, R., Roberts, C., Ichikawa, G., Stoelting
Tapirus haysii Quick Facts Common Names: Hays’ tapir, giant tapir Tapirus haysii is a moderately large species of tapir, larger than the modern lowland or Brazilian tapir (Tapirus terrestris) and similar in size to Baird’s tapir (Tapirus bairdii). Tapirus haysii is part of an extinct lineage
length in millimeters; W = anterior width in millimeters; PW = posterior width; P
