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Research News Xuankun Li About 100 million years ago, a group of trendsetting

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News Gil Nelson T he National Science Foundation has awarded iDigBio nearly $20 million

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Research News Emily Ellis About 100 million years ago, a group of trendsetting

Sherlock Holmes and his colleague Dr. Watson were experts at solving mysteries. Holmes, it is said, could make use of the slightest of clues to piece together the events surrounding a particular crime. Like Holmes and Watson, paleontologists are often faced with only a few clues in the form of fossi
The time was 45 million years ago and Florida was young, just beginning to emerge

Parahippus appears to be the evolutionary „link“ between the old forest-dwelling horses and the modern plains-dwelling grazers. It has 3 toes, like primitive horses, but the side toes are smaller. They are „horse-faced,“ or long-headed with the eye socket well back from the middle of the skull. W
Species in this genus lived from 24 -17 million years ago.

The Museum’s collections contain many examples of extinct species. Those shown here vanished in roughly the last 100 years. These specimens help us to understand the past and allow us to ask new questions about biodiversity’s changing landscape. Because these species no longer exist in the wild, mus
most “megafauna,” they became… Read More Rhinos originated in North America 55–50 million

Butterflies and moths rank among the most diverse groups in the animal kingdom, with nearly 160,000 known species, ranging from the iconic blue morpho to the crop-devouring armyworm. Scientists have long attributed these insects’ rich variety to their close connections with other organisms. Butte
the shared ancestor of today’s butterflies and moths likely appearing about 300 million

See all Vertebrate Paleontology Science Research Articles Other Media Outlets Williston fossil dig exhibit now open at Florida Museum The Gainesville Sun July 1, 2018 Volunteers At The Montbrook Fossil Site Search For Answers To Ancient Species WUFT News Oct. 26, 2016 Florida Museum in n
annual Austin, biodiversity and Bullen graduate student awards,… Mar 12, 2025 A 62-million-year-old

I make sculptures of prehistoric animals that represent the wonder to be found in natural history. I am intrigued by animals that evolved with distinct features, such as unfamiliar tusks, strange elongated limbs and unusual proportions. I use clay to bring these extinct creatures back to life, sculp
About the Science: Uintatherium was one of the earliest mammals living 40-50 million

The University of Florida Research Foundation has named Florida Museum of Natural History scientist Robert Guralnick a UFRF Professor for 2020-2023. In his role as the Florida Museum’s curator of biodiversity informatics, Guralnick uses an understanding of evolutionary processes to help creat
Guralnick has published more than 200 papers and won grants totaling more than $7 million