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Education Aucilla River Prehistory Project Pony Express Archive Fossil Horses Online
Professional Information
Education Aucilla River Prehistory Project Pony Express Archive Fossil Horses Online
In the early 1980s, amateur paleontologists discovered fossils at a commercial shell pit near Tampa. Public volunteers aided museum staff to complete an extensive excavation in just 6 months, recovering over 20,000 specimens. This demonstrated the great value of volunteers at fossil digs, now common
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In the early 1900s, Seminole women adopted hand-cranked sewing machines and revolutionized their patchwork tradition with more complex patterns. Patchwork clothing has evolved as styles have changed, from poodle skirts in the 1950s to miniskirts in the 1990s. Summary Woman’s Patchwork Skirt Mad
Florida Museum photo by Kristen Grace Rare, Beautiful & Fascinating Online Exhibit
The openVertebrate project, oVert for short, is a new initiative to provide free, digital 3D vertebrate anatomy models and data to researchers, educators, students and the public. Over the next four years, the oVert team will CT scan 20,000 fluid-preserved specimens from U.S. museum collect
open for exploration, download and 3D printing on MorphoSource, an open-access online
These predatory sea snails subdue their prey with a hollow, venom-filled tooth. The venom interferes with nerve impulses, paralyzing prey in various ways. These toxins are now finding medical uses as pain blockers. Summary Cone shells (various species) From the Indo-Pacific, mid-17th–18th centu
Florida Museum photo by Kristen Grace Rare, Beautiful & Fascinating Online Exhibit
Terminal Classic – Romero Complex Tinaja Group Harina Group Achote Group Payaso Group Cambio Group Danta Group Daylight Group No Images Available
Region Lower Ulúa Region Cerros Collection Overview Documents Latin American Online
South Florida People and Environments Exhibit Stroll through the 6,050-square foot exhibit about the rich history of south Florida’s people and their environments from past and present times. This permanent exhibit is free and open to the public year-round. The exhibit opened to the public o
Though the physical exhibit is closed, the companion website remains online, providing
Horses evolved in North America and traveled south during the interchange, later becoming extinct in the Americas before Spaniards reintroduced the horse we know today. Saber-toothed Cats also migrated south, where they thrived on new prey options. Summary Horse Skull (Equis insulatus) From Tar
Florida Museum photo by Kristen Grace Rare, Beautiful & Fascinating Online Exhibit
Xerces Blue butterflies were last seen in the early 1940s in the San Francisco Bay area. It is one of the first American butterflies to become extinct from habitat loss caused by urban development. In its honor, the Xerxes society was created, focused on invertebrate conservation. Summary Xerces
Florida Museum photo by Kristen Grace Rare, Beautiful & Fascinating Online Exhibit
Native Floridians recovered various metals from European shipwrecks off Florida’s coasts and re-fashioned the metal into objects and ornaments using traditional techniques, forms and decoration. Although their cultural meaning is unknown, their beauty remains. Summary Copper Medallion Made by B
Florida Museum photo by Kristen Grace Rare, Beautiful & Fascinating Online Exhibit