Current Postdocs Katie Allen Herpetology Advisor: David Blackburn Contact: kallen@floridamuseum.ufl.edu Office: Dickinson Hall Darcy Bird Informatics Advisor: Nick Gauthier Contact: Sahale Casebolt Invertebrate Paleontology Advisor: Michal Kowalewski Contact: scasebolt@flmnh.ufl.edu O
Advisor: Akito Kawahara Current Position: Professor, Indian
The site of En Bas Saline was first located and tested in 1977 by medical missionary and avocational archaeologist William Hodges of the Hopital le Bon Samaritain in Limbé, Haiti, as part of his lifelong search for Columbus’s lost fort of La Navidad. Dr. Hodges was shown elaborate Taíno pottery by
A Brazillian Indian areito depicted in a 16th century
Silvertip Shark Carcharhinus albimarginatus This streamline requiem shark tends to appear blue-gray from above, with a bronze sheen, paling to white below. The silvertip name comes from the white tips and borders on all of its fins. It averages between 6 and 8 feet long but can get to be alm
distribution map for the silvertip shark In the western Indian
Wahoo Acanthocybium solandri This very long fish has a beak-like snout filled with tiny serrated teeth, several small fins along its dorsal ventral ridges, trailing off with a series of finlets, and then a sharply forked caudal fin. It usually grows to between 3 and 5 feet long, but has been
is also present in the Mediterranean Sea and the Indian
Ladyfish Elops saurus This long, slender, silvery fish has elongated and pointed fins, including a deeply forked caudal (tail) fin. It grows to 3 feet long and 15 pounds, but although anglers sometimes enjoy catching ladyfish, it’s not considered to be very appealing to eat. Ladyfish are ver
been observed in the western Pacific Ocean and the 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
in 1595 where he was assigned to minister to the Indians
An international team of scientists has mapped the evolutionary relationships between China’s 30,000 flowering plant species, uncovering a distinct regional pattern in biodiversity. Eastern China is a floral “museum” with a rich array of ancient lineages and distant relatives while the western provi
Explosive fossil fruit found buried beneath ancient Indian
NON-VENOMOUS, NON-NATIVE Other common names Brahminy Blind Snake, Flowerpot Snake Basic description Most adult Brahminy Blindsnakes are about 4.4–6.5 inches (11.2–16.5 cm) in total length. These snakes are small, thin, and shiny silver gray, charcoal gray, or purple. The head and tail both appea
Escambia, Franklin, Hendry, Highlands, Hillsborough, Indian
VENOMOUS Other common names Pigmy Rattlesnake, Pygmy Rattlesnake Basic description Most adult Dusky Pygmy Rattlesnakes are about 12-24 inches (30-61 cm) in total length. This is a very small snake, but it is thick for its size. The body color varies from light to dark gray, and a lengthwise row
Hendry, Hernando, Highlands, Hillsborough, Holmes, 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
County—Riverview Hillsborough County—Leisey Shell Pit 2 Indian
