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Taking a bite out of frog tooth evolution: Amphibian group has lost teeth more than 20 times – Research News

https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/science/frogs-have-lost-teeth-more-than-20-times/

Scientists have long known that frogs are oddballs when it comes to teeth. Some have tiny teeth on their upper jaws and the roof of their mouths while others sport fanglike structures. Some species are completely toothless. And only one frog, out of the more-than 7,000 species, has true teeth on bot
Teeth first evolved more than 400 million years ago, quickly conferring a competitive

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Five Facts: Limpkins in Florida – Research News

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Limpkins, Aramus guarauna, are medium-sized wading birds with long legs and long, slightly curved beaks. Their bodies are covered in brown feathers, and their heads and elongated necks are accented with white flecks. They’re usually found in freshwater wetlands, swamps and mangroves. They are oft
in the Aramidae family that lived in the Americas during the Miocene, 23 to 5.3 million

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Keith Willmott named director of McGuire Center for Lepidoptera and Biodiversity – Research News

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The Florida Museum of Natural History has appointed Keith Willmott director of the McGuire Center for Lepidoptera and Biodiversity, one of the world’s premier research institutes dedicated to butterflies and moths. Willmott, a curator who specializes in Neotropical butterflies, succeeds Jaret Dan
, management and accessibility of the center’s collection, which houses some 10 million

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Longtime Florida Museum supporters invest in state’s future with new McGurn Exhibition Hall – Research News

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During its more than 100-year existence, the Florida Museum of Natural History has inspired people to learn and care about life on Earth and make a positive difference in its future. Similarly, Linda and Ken McGurn’s life work has centered on leaving places better than they found them. Now the Mc
Their donation will help fund the more than $32 million expansion planned for the

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Florida Museum construction timeline rescheduled, now closing March 24, 2025 – Pressroom

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GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Florida Museum of Natural History’s construction project has been restored to its original scope and funding levels, resulting in a postponed closure date. The public exhibition galleries will now close to visitors beginning Monday, March 24, 2025. As originally envisioned
With the $10 million increase, UF leadership has restored the project’s budget to

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NOVA features our paleontologist on Feb. 5 – Florida Museum Blog

https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/museum-blog/nova-polar-extremes-feb-5-2020/

Jon Bloch is no stranger to film crews and talking to viewers about his research. From the origin of primates to Titanoboa, his work has made headlines and caught the public’s imagination. So he was not surprised when asked to participate on an episode of NOVA. The two-hour NOVA series specia
The PETM was a rapid global warming event that happened about 55.8 million years

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New study first to directly measure body temperatures of extinct species – Research News

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A new study by researchers from five institutions including the University of Florida introduces the first method to directly measure body temperatures of extinct vertebrates and help reconstruct temperatures of ancient environments. The study, appearing in this week’s online early edition of Pro
“The method described in the study has been shown to work with 12-million-year-old

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Hongshan Wang – People

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Contact Florida Museum of Natural History Dickinson Hall 1659 Museum Road Gainesville, Florida 32611-7800 352-273-2107 hwang@flmnh.ufl.edu Collection Paleobotany & Palynology Education Ph.D., Geology, University of Florida M.S., Computer Sciences and Engineering, University of Florida
Publications ResearchGate Research News Mar 30, 2011 Fossil reveals new genus of 125-million-year-old

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