Take an eight-legged walk on the wild side with Spiders Alive! This exciting exhibit dives into the world of spiders, scorpions and their relatives with more than a dozen LIVE species from around the world on display. Discover the unique traits and characteristics of this diverse group of animals in
insects while rare fossils display species from the past, including one that’s 100 million
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
fossil is the largest freshwater turtle species found from the Paleocene (66–56 million
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Continue According to a new report from the Florida Policy Institute, more than 5.7 million
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According to a new report from the Florida Policy Institute, more than 5.7 million
Amphicyon longiramus Quick Facts Common Name: White’s bear-dog The Florida Museum of Natural History has over 550 specimens of this species in its collection, and has the only known mounted skeleton of the species on public display. Amphicyon longiramus was the top carnivore in Florida 1
Amphicyon longiramus was the top carnivore in Florida 16 to 18 million years ago
From the jungles of Southeast Asia to the Greek Islands, Florida Museum of Natural History botanist Nico Cellinese has searched for the answers to how evolution works. But during fieldwork in the Mediterranean Basin—a biodiversity hotspot—she found more questions than answers. “There are so many
environment and culminated with the onset of the current Mediterranean climate about 2 million
alligator The American alligator is an incredibly adaptable crocodylian, has lived for millions
Pleistocene Epoch; Hemphillian through Rancholabrean land mammal ages About 5 million
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — K-12 science teachers from across Florida will spend four days this summer in a University of Florida laboratory as part of a professional development workshop hosted by the UF Thompson Earth Systems Institute titled “Florida’s Connection to the Biosphere.â€� July 7-12, 34
The project was one of eight selected for UF’s “moonshot� initiative, a $17-million
Researchers from the University of Florida and six other institutions have unlocked some of the key foundations for the evolution of seed and flowering plants. The study, to be published online Sunday in Nature, is the first to identify the occurrence of ancient genome duplication events and show
several hundred genes pinpointed ancient genome duplication events at about 319 million
The Florida Museum of Natural History has announced the winners of its annual Austin, biodiversity and Bullen graduate student awards, given for significant contributions to the development of museum collections, programs and research. Maria Vallejo-Pareja is this year’s recipient of the Austin a
body size were affected by the mass extinction event that killed the dinosaurs 66 million
