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Isistius brasiliensis This small, cigar-shaped shark is dark brown on top and light on the underside, with a darker band around its neck. The light underside glows, attracting fish, whales, and sharks. It attaches itself to the prey and uses its serrated bottom teeth to cut out a perfectly circul
Biology Large tooth Cookiecutter shark (Isistius plutodus), A) Side view, B) frontal

Somniosus microcephalus This large, heavy-set shark grows to an average 8-14 feet long but can get to be 24 feet. It has a short, rounded snout, small eyes, and relatively small dorsal fins. Although it is an apex predator, it is a slow swimmer, and likely ambushes its prey and scavenges for
MacNeil, M., McMeans, B., Hussey, N., Vecsei, P., Svavarsson, J., Kovacs, K., Lydersen

Canis dirus Quick Facts Common Name: dire wolf Canis dirus, the dire wolf, had an estimated mass of 130 to 150 pounds, which made it about 25% heavier than the modern gray wolf (Canis lupus). But smaller than the fictional dire wolves of the TV series Game of Thrones! The largest known dir
A, dorsal view; B, lateral view; C, ventral view.

Ava Johnson Undergraduate volunteer I love all things insects, but especially Lepidoptera! I’ve been raising caterpillars since as long as I can remember, from swallowtails to monarchs to woolly bears and even hornworms. These creatures inspire me not only as a scientific curiosity, but they als
Cuthberston AGS (2011) Comparison of biological parameters between the invasive B

Sylvilagus webbi Quick Facts Common Name: Webb’s marsh rabbit Ecologically similar and probably ancestral to the modern marsh rabbit Sylvilagus palustris. The largest known sample of specimens of the species (>4,500 bones and teeth) comes from the Inglis 1C site in Citrus County. A
UF 51052, the holoype mandible of Sylvilagus webbi, in a) medial, b) lateral, and

Pomatodelphis inaequalis Quick Facts Common Name: none Pomatodelphis inaequalis is believed to be a type of river dolphin and likely had a wide salinity tolerance, living in nearshore marine and estuarine environments with the ability to travel up low salinity streams. Because of their sma
Freeman and Company, New York, 698 p. Fordyce, R. E. & L. G. Barnes. 1994.

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

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
University of Florida Press, Gainesville, 348 p. Martin, L. D. 1980.

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