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Butterfly tree of life reveals an origin in North America May 15, 2023 About 100 million
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Butterfly tree of life reveals an origin in North America May 15, 2023 About 100 million
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
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
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
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
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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Butterfly tree of life reveals an origin in North America May 15, 2023 About 100 million
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
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
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