Research Alumni The following individuals studied or worked in the Environmental Archaeology Program for an extended period. This list is still preliminary, and we will soon be adding visiting researchers and photos. If you are/know of an alumnus not currently listed or have information regarding a
districts, and well-known cultural areas that have included Downtown Fresno, Downtown Los
The Florida Museum of Natural History, along with the University of Florida and external organizations, offers a variety of funding opportunities to support student research, fieldwork, and professional development. Here, we list available awards and grants, including those offered by the Museum, UF
Non-traditional funding for young scientists and explorers Natural History Museum of Los
Smilodon fatalis Quick Facts Common Names: saber-tooth cat (or sabertooth cat), sabercat Smilodon fatalis had a body mass ranging from 350 to 600 pounds, similar in weight to the modern Siberian tiger. Fossils of Smilodon fatalis are not particularly common in Florida, but there have been ma
across the United States, including a prolific collection in Rancho la Brea in Los
Avery, George 1997 Pots as Packaging: The Spanish olive jar and Andalusian Transatlantic Commercial Activity, 16th-18th centuries. Dissertation (Ph. D.)–University of Florida. Ayers, John 1988 Blue-and-White and the Origins of Ming Porcelain Style. In In Pursuit of the Dragon, Traditions and T
Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
Two fossil teeth from a distant relative of North American gophers have scientists rethinking how some mammals reached the Caribbean Islands. The teeth, excavated in northwest Puerto Rico, belong to a previously unknown rodent genus and species, now named Caribeomys merzeraudi. About the size of
Jorge Velez-Juarbe, associate curator of mammalogy at the Natural History Museum of Los
R esearchers have identified an invasive blood-sucking parasite on mud shrimp in the waters of British Columbia’s Calvert Island. The discovery represents the northern-most record of the parasite on the West Coast and is likely an indication of its ability to spread without human transport. Or
shows a sea urchin to Hakai Institute’s Josh Silberg during a 2019 bioblitz in Los
Aepycamelus major Quick Facts Common Name: Leidy’s giraffe camel The giraffe camels of the Miocene of North America and the true giraffes of Africa represent a great example of convergent evolution. It had an estimated shoulder height of at least 13 feet, plus an additional 5 to 6 feet for t
Bulletin of the Los Angeles County Museum, No. 1, 54 p. Webb, S. D., B. J.
Tapirus polkensis Quick Facts Common Name: Olsen’s dwarf tapir This is the smallest known member of the genus Tapirus. Other „dwarf“ tapirs are known from Europe but are apparently not closely related to Tapirus polkenesis. It is the most abundant mammal at the Gray Fossil Site in eas
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County Science Series, Number 41.
Rhizosmilodon fiteae Quick Facts Common Name: Fite’s saber-tooth cat Rhizosmilodon fiteae is a small-sized, saber-toothed cat known only from Florida; but most species of felids have large geographic ranges, so it would not be surprising to find its fossils in other areas of North America.
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County Science Series, Number 41.
Recently, we conducted a hands-on science event at the Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition (IHMC) in Ocala, about an hour south of Gainesville. One of us (Sourakov) already had a talk prepared about moth biology in conjunction with the launch of his 2022 book, The Lives of Moths, so we
Only bite what you can swallow Coral Trees of Los Angeles and the Moths that Attack
