insect tree of life and found, among other things, that insects ruled the land 400 million
Evolution Global ‘tree of life’ study shows insects ruled Earth 400 million
More than $7 million was awar
Awards & Honors Florida Museum curator helps team score 1st-place and $5 million
based on the data below: Drowning and other beach-related fatalities 1 in 2 million – Drowning fatalities 1 in 3.5 million Shark attacks 1 in 11.5 million Shark – attack fatalities 0 in 264.1 million Estimated attendan
USA based on the data below: Drowning and other beach-related fatalities 1 in 2 million
fossil record of plants, Alum Bluff offers a glimpse of Florida’s forests 13 to 16 million
Florida Biodiversity Fingerprints of ancient forests offer rare look at Florida 16 million
A new study of 45-million-year-old pollen from Pine Island west of Fort Myers has – new understanding of the state’s geologic history, showing Florida could be 10 million – to 15 million years older than previously believed.
new understanding of the state’s geologic history, showing Florida could be 10 million
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
Museum Blogs Index Press Releases Media Contacts Evolution New 5-million-year-old
A new University of Florida study dismisses claims that megalodon is still alive by determining a date of extinction for the largest predatory shark to ever live. Researchers from UF and the University of Zurich hope the study appearing online today in the journal PLOS ONE showing the species
Releases Media Contacts Evolution Megalodon shark became extinct 2.6 million
Pliocene Epoch 5 million to 2 million years ago The formation of a land bridge – across Panama in Central America about 3 million years ago was a major biotic event
Exhibits Events Kids + Families Outreach Programs Shopping Pliocene Epoch 5 million
Researchers at the Florida Museum of Natural History and the University of Winnipeg have developed the first detailed images of a primitive primate brain, unexpectedly revealing that cousins of our earliest ancestors relied on smell more than sight. The analysis of a well-preserved skull from
Feed Museum Blogs Index Press Releases Media Contacts Evolution 54-million-year-old
When Darwin suggested the “survival of the fittest” concept, he did not necessarily mean “survival of the biggest.” The large marine animals of the past, like prehistoric mega-sharks and whales, draw popular attention and the interest of researchers alike. However, the smaller invertebrate animal
Feed Museum Blogs Index Press Releases Media Contacts Evolution 180 million
