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Education Aucilla River Prehistory Project Pony Express Archive Fossil Horses Online
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Education Aucilla River Prehistory Project Pony Express Archive Fossil Horses Online
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
Florida Museum photo by Kristen Grace Rare, Beautiful & Fascinating Online Exhibit
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
Florida Museum photo by Kristen Grace Rare, Beautiful & Fascinating Online Exhibit
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 TaÃno. Summary Spanish M
Florida Museum photo by Kristen Grace Rare, Beautiful & Fascinating Online Exhibit
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’
Florida Museum photo by Kristen Grace Rare, Beautiful & Fascinating Online Exhibit
This community of bottom-dwelling organisms was rapidly buried, providing a snapshot of marine life not normally seen in the fossil record. Such fossils allow scientists to ask questions that single fossils can’t answer, such as population densities or differences between adults and juveniles. Su
Florida Museum photo by Kristen Grace Rare, Beautiful & Fascinating Online Exhibit
The Pony Express program at the Florida Museum promoted the scientific study of fossil horses. Pony Express was founded in 1992 by Bruce J. MacFadden, Ph.D. Its activities included research, fieldwork, education, and public involvement. The program published the Pony Express newsletter and sponsore
Education Aucilla River Prehistory Project Pony Express Archive Fossil Horses Online
The Fish Collection of the Florida Museum of Natural History is second among U.S. collections only to the National Museum of Natural History Fish Collection in Washington, D.C. in number of cataloged specimen lots. The 241,000 cataloged specimen lots (containing 2.5 million specimens) in the collect
physical loans to digitized specimens, and support outreach like museum exhibits and online
Aleida Iriarte Ph.D. student in UF School of Natural Resources and Environment B.Sc., 2024, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Email: aleida.iriarte@ufl.edu ResearchGate Aleida is interested in tropical frog biology, including conservation and chemi
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