Scientific Significance The Montbrook fossil site is the first late Hemphillian (NALMA) site found in north Florida. It is located about 120 miles (200 km) north of the Palmetto Fauna, the state’s only other source of late Hemphillian fossils. Unlike that region, Montbrook is producing more complet
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Imagine that Labradors and golden retrievers died out a million years ago, leaving only fossilized skeletons behind. Without the help of DNA, how could we determine that a fossil Labrador, a fossil retriever and a modern Chihuahua all belong to the same species, Canis lupus familiaris? And could we
Adult box turtles also come in a wide array of sizes with no direct link between
One of the most interesting questions in the investigation of the earliest European colonies is the rate, degree and characteristics of the transition from a „European“ to a „Euro-American“. The archaeological deposits at Puerto Real could be divided „early“ (ca. 1503-1550) and „late“ (ca. 1550-158
Women – particularly non-European women – served as a primary link between the three
The National Science Foundation awarded the Florida Museum of Natural History a $500,000 grant to develop a research coordination network for the emerging field of conservation paleobiology. Conservation paleobiology uses fossils and other archives of the past to shed light on how natural habitat
“The project will help focus this promising new field and link it to other research
The Society for the Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS) chapter at the University of Florida hosted its first Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) Competition en Español on April 17, 2024. In this competition, developed by the University of Queensland in Australia, st
For information on past UF 3MT Competitions visit the following link: UF 3MT For
The Society for the Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS) chapter at the University of Florida will host its second annual Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) Competition en Español on April 16, 2025. In this competition, founded by the University of Queensland in Aust
For information on past 3MT en Español Competitions visit the following link: 3MT
Sea turtles lack sex chromosomes! Learn how climate change may be impacting sex ratios in wild populations and what that means for the future of sea turtles.
that can cool down nests and prevent sex ratio skewing. ‘ Visit the following link
Tucker Borrow Pit University of Florida Fossil Vertebrate Localities BR011 Location Tucker Borrow Pit is located in far southwestern Brevard County. 27.83o N, 80.81o W. Age Late early to early middle Pleistocene Epoch; Irvingtonian land mammal age About 1.3-0.6 million years old B
does not contain any extremely rare or valuable species, it forms an important link
Virtual brains reconstructed from ancient, kiwi-sized primate skulls could help resolve one of the most intriguing evolutionary mysteries: how modern primates developed large brains. University of Florida paleontologists found clues in the remarkably preserved skulls of adapiforms, lemur-like
Thought to be a link between primitive and advanced primates, their fossil skulls
History of the Environmental Archaeology Program The Environmental Archaeology Program (EA Program) of the Florida Museum of Natural History was initiated in 1961 by Elizabeth S. Wing as an NSF-funded research project in zooarchaeology within the Florida Museum Department of Natural Sciences. The
which combined anthropology and the natural sciences and emphasized the important link
