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.
Montbrook keeps on giving with the discovery of our first fossil stork! The fossil found is a tarsometatarsus which is an elongated bone in birds between the foot and lower leg bones. It’s somewhat equivalent to our ankle area but way longer. The discovery was extra exciting because it was made
Seminole Field, and Venice Late Pleistocene- California: Rancho La Brea Tar Pits, Los
After being stored in the Florida Museum of Natural History collections for 20 years, researchers have described a new genus and species of extinct saber-toothed cat from Polk County, Fla., based on additional fossil acquisitions. When the animal was originally named in the 1980s, the study’s aut
to the same lineage as the famous Smilodon fatalis from the La Brea Tar Pits in Los
During the COVID shutdown this spring, I had more time to observe and photograph insects in my backyard. Here’s a small selection, from fast-flying long-legged and hover flies to slow-crawling caterpillars. See captions for details. May 16, 2020. Fast reflexes. A long-legged fly jumping to the fl
Only bite what you can swallow Coral Trees of Los Angeles and the Moths that Attack
The original description of each type in the FLMNH Herpetology Collection is listed here alphabetically by author and year. The actual pages, plates, figures, and tables on which the description appeared are cited rather than the entire publication. Allen, R., and W.T. Neill. 1949. Herpetol
Los Angeles Co. Mus. Contrib. Sci., 65: 1-12, figs. lb, 3.
Feet from the raw bars and sherbet-colored condominiums of Florida’s Cedar Key, researchers discovered a new species of egg-sucking sea slug, a rare outlier in a group famous for being ultra-vegetarians. Named Olea hensoni in honor of Muppets creator Jim Henson, the slug belongs to the sacoglossa
Patrick Krug, professor of biological sciences at California State University, Los
A recent paleontology exhibit at the Florida Museum of Natural History put fossils and scientists on full display. The exhibit featured a live laboratory in which paleontologists and volunteers cleaned and prepared specimens from Montbrook, a nearby fossil site with animal remains that have been pre
who got his start in paleontology while volunteering at the La Brae tar pits in Los
Collections Coordinator McGuire Center for Lepidoptera & Biodiversity Florida Museum of Natural History 3215 Hull Road, Gainesville, FL 32611-2710 352-273-2013, Email:Â asourakov@flmnh.ufl.edu Additional appointments: Affiliate Associate Professor, Dept. of Entomology and Nematology Edu
to work, when I spotted a drama unfolding on my window: a green… Coral Trees of Los
Hidden behind the collection glass, stashed within the compactors, a collection of wild silks lies dormant, ready to be explored by curious minds. Akin to its surrounding neighbors of exotic Lepidoptera specimens, the larva spun, human crafted silk fabrics hail from all around the world. Donated ov
Field Museum, Chicago, and UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History, Los Angeles. 196
Anyone intrigued by snakes may decide to keep one as a pet or as an object of fascination. Responsible snake ownership requires considerations which may not be immediately obvious to all. The following provides summary information and basic requirements for responsible snake ownership. For a fuller
Raul DÃaz (California State University – Los Angeles), Dr.
