Dalatias licha This blunt-faced shark has small, lobed fins and large eyes, best suited for its deep-water habitat. Normally it scavenges for small fish and crustaceans, but its top teeth are sharp and curve inward for grabbing, and its bottom teeth are straight and serrated for cutting, making i
It is also found in the central and western Pacific Ocean and the southwestern Indian
There are few places in Southwest Florida where evidence of people of the Late Archaic period through modern times is preserved. Calusa Island, separated from the Northern terminus of Pine Island by Jug Creek, is one such place. In the June 2016 edition of this newsletter (available here on
the middens on the island were created from activities of Archaic people or if Indian
Long before Columbus, the islands of the Caribbean were home to Native American peoples. Over thousands of years, these island inhabitants built rich and diverse cultures, with their own technology, diet, history, religion, and art. Sadly, these people all but disappeared in less than a generation a
uncritical use of the historical record has hampered efforts to understand native West Indian
In a pair of complementary studies, researchers take a close look at Luna moth (Actias luna) tails through the eyes of birds and female moths to test their role in predation and sexual selection. Scientists have known for about a decade that Luna moths — and other related silkmoths — use their long,
The males of closely related Indian moon moths (Actias selene) can find females from
Didelphis virginiana Quick Facts Common Name: Virginia opossum, North American opossum The family Didelphidae originated in the Cretaceous and today is most diverse in South America. Didelphis virginiana was the last South American mammal to disperse into temperate North America during t
Nichols Hammock Gilchrist County—Rock Bluff Spring Hardee County—Riverview Indian
Neofiber alleni Quick Facts Common Name: round-tailed muskrat, Florida water rat This large aquatic rodent is a relative of voles and lemmings. Although today restricted to Florida and southern Georgia, in the Pleistocene the species lived as far north as South Carolina and possibly West
Nichols Hammock Hardee County—Riverview Hillsborough County—Leisey Shell Pit 2 Indian
County: Alachua County Date Published: 7/2/2025 Publisher: Gainesville Sun CITY OF GAINESVILLE  1659 Museum Road, P.O. Box 117800  Gainesville, FL 32611-7800  NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to Florida Statute § 267.0723, that the UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA-FLORIDA MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY
Counties Alachua Brevard Citrus Collier Columbia Dade Dixie Duval Highlands Indian
Researchers, educators, students and the curious can explore the history of Florida’s Spanish missions via a new online database. Launched Wednesday, the Comparative Mission Archaeology Portal includes digitized artifacts, image galleries, personal narratives and details of excavation sites. Unde
Francisco Pareja arrived in Florida in 1595 where he was assigned to minister to the Indians
Selected EA Publications Reprints of published material are available on request to the individual authors. A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z A Arnold, W. S., T. M. Bert, I. R. Quitmyer and D. S. Jones (1997) Contemporaneous Dep
Quitmyer (1991) Habitat-Specific Growth of Hard Clams Mercenaria (L.) from the Indian
Isurus paucus Named for its decidedly long and rounded pectoral fins, little is known about the life and habits of this slender relative of the shortfin mako and white shark. Order – Lamniformes Family – Lamnidae Genus – Isurus Species – paucus Common Names English: longfin mako Af
Distribution World distribution map for the longfin mako I. paucus can be found in the Indian
