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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
UF campus. “The method described in the study has been shown to work with 12-million-year-old

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What is a Herbarium? – Research News

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Many folks seem to be under the mistaken impression that a herbarium is a place where herbs are grown. Actually, it’s a collection of plant specimens preserved, labeled and stored in an organized manner that facilitates access. You can think of it as a library of dried plant specimens used fo
The largest herbaria in the world (each with 7 to 9.5 million specimens) are located

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Extinct Species – Page 2 – Rare, Beautiful & Fascinating: 100 Years @FloridaMuseum

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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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Spiders Alive! Last Day – Florida Museum

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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

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Florida teachers, UF scientists partner to develop science lesson plans July 7-12 – Pressroom

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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

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Researchers help pinpoint key events in ancient plant evolution – Research News

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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

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Florida Museum announces 2025 Austin, biodiversity and Bullen award winners – Research News

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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

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