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Effigy Head – Rare, Beautiful & Fascinating: 100 Years @FloridaMuseum

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The size of the head on this exceptional example of Veracruz art indicates it came from a figure that was quite large. Such figures have been interpreted as musicians or deities, or props in shamanic performances. Summary Effigy Head Made by Remojadas people, Veracruz, Mexico Dates to ~AD 550–
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Horseshoe Crab – Rare, Beautiful & Fascinating: 100 Years @FloridaMuseum

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Horseshoe Crab blood contains amebocyte cells, which envelop bacteria and prevent them from proliferating. Blood samples from 500,000 crabs are gathered each year to make blood tests that detect bacterial toxins. Summary Horseshoe Crab (Limulus polyphemus) From Cape May Co., New Jersey, Sept. 2
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Beaded Vest – Rare, Beautiful & Fascinating: 100 Years @FloridaMuseum

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In the 1800s, Native Americans began to produce objects to sell to tourists to support themselves while living on reservations. The most popular items were European styles made using traditional materials, and often contained symbolic icons from both cultures. Summary Beaded Vest Made by Sioux
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Sawfish – Rare, Beautiful & Fascinating: 100 Years @FloridaMuseum

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The five species of sawfishes are globally endangered in part because their rostra (snouts) are prized trophy items. The Largetooth is now extinct in U.S. waters and the Smalltooth, once found from New York to Texas, is now largely restricted to southern Florida. Summary Sawfish Rostrum Top:
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Libraries & Special Paper-based Collections – University of Florida Herbarium (FLAS)

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Rationale, Justification, Administration „A herbarium without a library simply cannot function.“ Fosberg, F.R. and M.-H. Sachet. 1965. Manual for tropical herbaria. Regnum Vegetabile, vol. 39. International Bureau for Plant Taxonomy and Nomenclature, Utrecht, Netherlands. p.83. Nome
Cataloging and Inventory Control Cataloging standards : –MARC records –Online

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About the Collection – Paleobotany + Palynology

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The Florida Museum’s Paleobotanical Collection includes approximately 250,000 specimens. This is a conservative estimate that does not take into account the fact that an individual hand sample may contain more than one fossil of interest. In addition, the facility houses the John W. Hall paleobotan
The online collection database contains more than 70,000 digitized records of the

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Segmented Worm – Rare, Beautiful & Fascinating: 100 Years @FloridaMuseum

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Chaetopterus pump water through their parchment tube and filter small plankton through a mucus net they hold. Their tube is home for other organisms such as crabs and other worms. Summary Segmented Worm (Chaetopterus pergamentaceus) From Arecibo, Puerto Rico, Apr. 2015 Collection Invertebrate
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Great Auk – Rare, Beautiful & Fascinating: 100 Years @FloridaMuseum

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This large, flightless seabird once nested on seaside cliffs on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean. The last Great Auks lived on Funk Island off Newfoundland, where they were wiped out by sailors in 1844. Summary Great Auk Bones (Pinguinus impennis) Found in an archaeological midden, Newfoundland
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