On Saturday, January 30th, 2021 the Florida Museum and the Alachua County Library District (ACLD) met to talk all things insects by digging into the book Evelyn the Adventurous Entomologist, an illustrated picture biography of scientist Evelyn Cheesman and her perseverance in science during a partic
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Sharks are sometimes referred to as „living fossils“. Ancient sharks lived in the oceans long before animals colonized the land. Their history goes back to at least 400 million years ago, making the 2 million year history of humans seem quite insignificant by comparison. Most fossil evidence of ear
Links Fossil Guy – gives general information about fossils, fossil collecting,
Coral reefs occur along coastlines in tropical and subtropical regions wherever environmental conditions are suitable for their development. Factors influencing reef development include: Light Temperature Sedimentation Salinity Light Light levels are critical in maintaining th
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Reptiles of Lake Worth Lagoon
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The Everglades is threatened by introduced plants and animals. The Everglades National Park was established to protect the diverse natural habitats of the region which include freshwater marshes, hardwood hammocks, pinelands, cypress swamps, mangrove swamps, and estuaries. However, despite
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Aquatic habitats fluctuate with the seasons, limiting distribution of fishes during the dry season. Close to 100 species of freshwater fish have been documented in south Florida including aquatic habitats throughout the Everglades region. These fish include : and rainwater killi
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Cypress trees are well-adapted to water-logged soils in the Everglades. Cypress trees, the most flood-tolerant of all Florida tree species, grow in areas that are covered in water for longer periods than the surrounding marshlands. Two species of cypress occur in the Everglades, the bald cy
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The Florida Museum of Natural History, a research and educational unit within the University of Florida, has an active program in paleontology and paleobiology. There are three large, relevant research collections, including paleobotany, invertebrate paleontology and vertebrate paleontology, which
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It’s the end of the semester at UF which means we will soon be saying goodbye to our crack team of student assistants. Throughout this semester (and in many cases longer) they have tackled many collections tasks. This includes entering specimen data into a spreadsheet for importing, often from hand
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Social Identification and Differentiation through Ceramic Style in Formative Mexico March 9, 2021, 1:00 PM EST Associate Professor Wesley Stoner Department of Anthropology University of Arkansas The Ceramic Analysis Exchange is a collaborative effort between students and faculty from the La
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