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The Pliocene Epoch – Fossil Horses

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Though a relatively short epoch, tremendous events occurred during the Pliocene, such as the development of ice caps, the drying of the Mediterranean, and the joining of the Americas. Biogeographically, this epoch is characterized by the dramatic modernization of mammals. All of the presently exist
Fossil Horses The Pliocene Epoch 5.3 Million to 1.75 Million Years Ago Fossil

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New understanding of bizarre extinct mammal – Research News

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For more than 100 years, scientists have debated the relationships of a bizarre family of extinct mammals called apatemyids. Distinguished by can opener-shaped upper front teeth and two unusually long fingers, the odd features of these critters have led researchers to compare them with animals from
paleontologist Jonathan Bloch examines the full skeleton of Labidolemur kayi, a 55-million-year-old

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Guantanamo Bay fossils fill research void – Research News

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When most people hear the words Guantanamo Bay, they immediately think of the infamous prison built there in 2001. But for Roger Portell, an invertebrate paleontologist at the Florida Museum of Natural History, Guantanamo means the chance to collect marine fossils on an island that is otherwise larg
On the second visit, Portell and Toomey found a site dating back 20 to 25 million

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White River Badlands: prospecting for ancient tortoise fossils – Research News

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Drying waterholes, baked brown grasses, and the ever-blowing hot wind greeted us, as my wife Shelley and I pushed our dust-coated car down the dirt roads toward Toadstool Park. We drove from Florida to this desolate corner of Northwestern Nebraska to collect fossil tortoises (add in time element her
mid-continent of North America in the late Eocene and early Oligocene epochs, some 30 to 35 million

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South American Species – Rare, Beautiful & Fascinating: 100 Years @FloridaMuseum

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Giant Armadillos and Ground Sloths came to North America from the south during the interchange. Like most “megafauna,� they became extinct around 11,000 years ago, but are common in fossil deposits today. Summary Giant Armadillo Skull (Holmesina floridanus) From Citrus Co., Florida Lived ~1.8
Giant Armadillo Skull (Holmesina floridanus) From Citrus Co., Florida Lived ~1.8 million

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Ancient Horses – Rare, Beautiful & Fascinating: 100 Years @FloridaMuseum

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Museum scientists have discovered nearly 500 Parahippus jaws from the Thomas Farm Fossil site, allowing study of differences between juveniles and adults. It’s important to understand how an organism changes within its lifetime before defining how a species evolves over time. Summary Ancient Hor
Ancient Horse Jaws (Parahippus leonensis) From Gilchrist Co., Florida Lived ~18 million

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Partners in parasitism, lice and their bacterial sidekicks share long history – Research News

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A Florida Museum of Natural History study provides new insights into the complex, shared history between blood-sucking lice and the vitamin-producing bacterial sidekicks that enable them to parasitize mammals, including primates and humans. Lice depend on bacteria to supply essential vitamins mis
primates and humans have hosted their endosymbionts continuously for at least 20 to 25 million

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