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Caribbean Monk Seal – Rare, Beautiful & Fascinating: 100 Years @FloridaMuseum

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Caribbean Monk Seals were last seen in the 1950s, in part because people overhunted them for oil and overfished their food sources. This bone comes from a Calusa archaeological site, where people may have taken advantage of a seal that washed ashore during a storm. Summary Caribbean Mo
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Purchase – Special Publication

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All Things Beautiful: Wonders from the Collections of the Florida Museum of Natural History is available for purchase at the Florida Museum and the University Press of Florida Florida Museum Collectors Shop Open during Museum hours. The Collectors Shop accepts cash, traveler’s checks, American E
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Sun Star Fossil – Rare, Beautiful & Fascinating: 100 Years @FloridaMuseum

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The Sun Star enjoyed a wide distribution along both American coasts until the Isthmus of Panama formed 3-4 million years ago. Afterward, many East Coast species went extinct, including the Sun star. The species still thrives today along the Pacific Coast of North and South America. Summ
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Largemouth Bass – Rare, Beautiful & Fascinating: 100 Years @FloridaMuseum

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The economic impact of fishing in Florida is estimated to be $5.1 billion annually. This historical specimen of Largemouth Bass would represent a prized catch among fisherman today. Summary Largemouth Bass (Micropterus salmoides floridanus) From Putnam Co., Florida, Jan. 1932 State Freshwate
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Spanish Musket Ball – Rare, Beautiful & Fascinating: 100 Years @FloridaMuseum

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Christopher Columbus established the short-lived settlement La Navidad in what is now Haiti. Artifacts from this site provide some of the earliest evidence of Spanish presence in the Americas. This musket ball suggests violent interactions between Spaniards and the local Taíno. Summary Spanish M
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Goliath Grouper – Rare, Beautiful & Fascinating: 100 Years @FloridaMuseum

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Weighing as much as 800 pounds and growing up to 8 feet, Goliath Grouper are vulnerable to overfishing. Staggering population declines led to their complete protection from harvest in U.S. waters since 1990. Though they have made a comeback in Florida, conservationists worry their populations haven’
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