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Tapirus polkensis – Florida Vertebrate Fossils

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Tapirus polkensis Quick Facts Common Name: Olsen’s dwarf tapir This is the smallest known member of the genus Tapirus. Other „dwarf“ tapirs are known from Europe but are apparently not closely related to Tapirus polkenesis. It is the most abundant mammal at the Gray Fossil Site in eas
UF FGS05941, Fossil tooth of Tapirus polkensis in A) occlusal B) lateral views.

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Mollusk graveyards are time machines to oceans’ pristine past – Research News

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A Florida Museum of Natural History study shows that mollusk fossils provide a reliable measure of human-driven changes in marine ecosystems and shifts in ocean biodiversity. Collecting data from the shells of dead mollusks is a low-impact way of glimpsing how oceans looked before pollution, habi
and to society.� The study was published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B

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DNA sequenced for entire Pacific island – Research News

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Florida Museum of Natural History researchers are collecting marine invertebrates on the French Polynesian island of Moorea as part of a massive effort to inventory the DNA sequence of every living species there. The genetic information collected by scientists from the Florida Museum is part of a
While based at the UC Berkeley Richard B.

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Rhizosmilodon fiteae – Florida Vertebrate Fossils

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Rhizosmilodon fiteae Quick Facts Common Name: Fite’s saber-tooth cat Rhizosmilodon fiteae is a small-sized, saber-toothed cat known only from Florida; but most species of felids have large geographic ranges, so it would not be surprising to find its fossils in other areas of North America.
Pérez-Claros, B. Martínez-Navarro, and A. Turner. 2007.

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Packing a suitcase for the future – Research News

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As University of Florida archaeologist Bill Keegan studies the ancient Lucayan people, inhabitants of the Caribbean for hundreds of years, he must rewrite the textbook on life in the Bahamas before Columbus. And then, he packs what he knows in a suitcase. Keegan, curator of Caribbean archaeolo
Caicos National Museum, and the memorial fund of archaeological volunteer James B.

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Balloonfish – Discover Fishes

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Diodon holocanthus This slow-moving fish has small fins for navigating the shallow reefs or sea grass beds it prefers. Its teeth are formed into a beak that can crush shells of the mollusks and crustaceans it hunts at night. When threatened, it takes in water and inflates its body, making dozens
Developmental stages of the Diodon holocanthus (Balloonfish) (A) early stage egg, (B)

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Bonnethead – Discover Fishes

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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

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Brown Smooth-hound – Discover Fishes

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Mustelus henlei This small, slender shark has a long snout, large eyes, triangular fins and an asymmetrical, notched caudal (tail) fin. It prefers coastal waters of the eastern Pacific Ocean, usually muddy or sandy bottoms of bays, solitary or schooling with other species of small sharks. It is a
Brown smooth-hound: A) dentition and B) denticles including apical view.

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Blue Marlin – Discover Fishes

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Makaira nigricans Blue marlin are the largest of the billfish, growing to 14 feet long and weighing up to a ton (the females are often significantly larger than males). They have distinct long bills, forked tail fins, and a first dorsal fin with a high initial crest that slopes sharply down and r
Blue marlin larvae, A. 12.6 mm, B. 21.0 mm, C. 22.1 mm.

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