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Panthera onca – Florida Vertebrate Fossils

https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/florida-vertebrate-fossils/species/panthera-onca/

Panthera onca Quick Facts Common Name: jaguar Fossils of jaguars in Florida are much more common than those of other contemporaneous large felids, such as the American lion and the sabertooths Smilodon fatalis and Dinobastis serus. The Pleistocene jaguars of North America were much large
One phylogenetic analysis based on molecular (DNA) evidence suggested that the jaguar

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Shark bytes: A data science approach to fifty years of shark bites – Florida Program for Shark Research

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The International Shark Attack File (ISAF) Databases of all sizes are traditionally assumed to be the domain of industry and the private sector, especially in the age of the “Internet of Things [IoT],� where sensor data from different internet-enabled devices is stored in aggregated forms for picki
have far more varied database types, including image and geographic databases, DNA

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Pick Your Fund – Support

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Follow your passion! Do you love collections and research, education or exhibits? Explore the Museum departments below and see how you can make a gift directly to your favorite collection or cause. If you are an employee of UF or Shands, consider sustained giving through payroll deduction. Archae
This is primarily done by examining their DNA, which carries a written record of

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Archaeologists use X-rays to distinguish iron from different periods of America’s colonial past – Research News

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Key points Iron artifacts from early Spanish expeditions in North America often look too similar to tell apart, making it difficult to establish the exact routes that were taken. In a new study, archaeologists analyzed iron artifacts spanning more than 400 years of American history using X-r
expert, Ann Cordell, receives lifetime achievement award Cultural Heritage Ancient DNA

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These moths are one of Hawaii’s oldest animal groups. Can they survive the next century? – Research News

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Akito Kawahara was snapping pictures at a scenic outlook in Hawaii when he spotted the moth equivalent of a dodo. An entomologist, Kawahara recognized the squiggly patterns on nearby plants as trails carved by leaf-mining caterpillars and lowered his camera to take a closer look. To his astonishm
Using a combination of DNA evidence, island ages and studies of closely related insect

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Investigating the Calusa – Research News

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The Calusa may have been the only ancient people in North America who established a kingdom without practicing agriculture. Their sophistication and fierceness enabled them to resist Spanish domination for some 200 years. The Calusa king Caalus, perched high on his throne in his grand house, watc
The origins of early pottery in the Lucayan Islands Cultural Heritage Ancient DNA

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Bone collectors and sacred trash – Research News

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To the Maya, throwing away the bones of hunted animals is as wasteful as throwing away the entire animal itself. In fact, it’s pretty much one and the same. When you finish your chicken dinner, your next step is most likely to toss the leftover bones in the garbage. And if you hunt, you probably
Heritage Crawling out of history: The Grand Turk tortoise Cultural Heritage Ancient DNA

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Preparation of Plant Specimens for Deposit as Herbarium Vouchers – University of Florida Herbarium (FLAS)

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Introduction A herbarium specimen voucher is usually a pressed, mounted plant sample with collection data deposited for future reference. It supports research work and may be examined to verify the identity or study other elements of the specimen. A voucher specimen must be deposited in a recognize
Microwaves can destroy DNA.

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Whale Shark – Discover Fishes

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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
Recent research using mitochondrial DNA and microsatellite analysis has demonstrated

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