Water covers over three-quarters of the earth’s surface. Fish live in this world of water and are the most numerous of the vertebrates, or animals with backbones. There are three major groups of living fish. Superclass Agnatha The first group is the Superclass Agnatha. This group is the most pri
Examples within the fossil record date back to 500 million years ago, in the late
Gunn Farm Mine University of Florida Vertebrate Fossil Locality GD006 Location Gunn Farm Mine is located about 7 miles (11.2 km) north of Quincy, Gadsden County, Florida, to the east of Willacoochee Creek and just south of the Florida-Georgia state line. 30.70º N; 84.54º W. Age Middle M
Age Middle Miocene Epoch; early Barstovian (Barstovian 1) land mammal age 16-15 million
Akito Kawahara was snapping pictures at a scenic outlook in Hawaii when he spotted the moth equivalent of a dodo. An entomologist, Kawahara recognized the squiggly patterns on nearby plants as trails carved by leaf-mining caterpillars and lowered his camera to take a closer look. To his astonishm
According to research led by Johns, the moths’ lineage likely dates back about 21 million
Horses evolved in North America and traveled south during the interchange, later becoming extinct in the Americas before Spaniards reintroduced the horse we know today. Saber-toothed Cats also migrated south, where they thrived on new prey options. Summary Horse Skull (Equis insulatus) From Tar
paleontologists we know that horses actually evolved in North America over the past 50 million
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The first find of the day was an 18-million year … Continue Return to Thomas
Fossil plants from Alum Bluff represent a time when Florida’s climate was warmer and sea level was higher. In 1916 scientists identified 12 species of plant fossils from Alum Bluff – today Museum scientists have identified 22 more. Summary Fossil Palm (Sabalites apalachicolensis) From Liberty C
Summary Fossil Palm (Sabalites apalachicolensis) From Liberty Co., Florida Lived ~18 million
The Florida Museum’s Paleobotanical Collection includes approximately 250,000 specimens. This is a conservative estimate that does not take into account the fact that an individual hand sample may contain more than one fossil of interest. In addition, the facility houses the John W. Hall paleobotan
Search the Collection Database Illustration of Archaeanthus, a 100 million year
The Florida Museum of Natural History is expanding this month with the opening of a state-of-the-art special collections building on the University of Florida campus. The museum has functioned as Florida’s official repository of the state’s biodiversity and cultural heritage for more than 100 yea
and minerals at its establishment in the late 19th century to the more than 40 million
Editor’s note: New fossil discoveries show this specimen is an amphibian known as an albanerpetontid, not a chameleon. Even though one is an amphibian and the other a reptile, albanerpetontids and chameleons share some features, including large eye sockets, scales, claws and — we now know — a rapid-
About 100 million years ago an infant lizard’s life was cut short when it crawled
Dozens of Eastern indigo snakes have been released in Florida as part of the Nature Conservancy’s program to reintroduce the rare native species to its historical habitat. Eastern indigo snakes prey on venomous snakes, but they are nonvenomous themselves and are not aggressive when approached. They
Using satellite imagery, the scientists estimate there are currently 30 million metric
