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In honor of our new exhibit opening, the Florida Museum is hosting the Water Shapes Florida Photo Challenge! The challenge is designed to educate and promote awareness of Florida’s freshwater habitats. Capture your best picture and enter by 11:59 p.m. on Friday, March 1, for your chance to win priz
The Museum will post these images online from March 11 to 15 and the public will

The Florida Museum’s McGuire Center for Lepidoptera and Biodiversity opened in 2004. The three-story, 42,000-square-foot building was constructed alongside the existing exhibit facility, Powell Hall, to house research and collections, as well as offer a public exhibit gallery and living “Butterfly R
Florida Museum photo by Kristen Grace Rare, Beautiful & Fascinating Online Exhibit

Crocodiles and alligators have ruled the “Gator Nation� for millions of years. Find out more about these and other reptiles, including snakes, lizards and turtles. Virtual camps are designed for students currently ages 6-10 and consists of one hourlong session daily for a week available from 9 to 1
Learn more about this online camp including fees, times and registration information

Calling all artists and designers! SciArt Meetups are a FREE recurrent reason to visit the Florida Museum after-hours and create art inspired by Florida nature and culture! Offered in partnership with Santa Fe Art Gallery, each meetup features brief presentations by a guest artist and/or scientist.
Meeting Topic: Fossils Register Online Pre-registration is requested, as space

The Florida Museum of Natural History, located at the University of Florida, inspires people to value the biological richness and cultural heritage of our diverse world and make a positive difference in its future.
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Major climatic changes occurred during the Miocene. The world became a cooler, drier place. As a result, forests shrunk and grasslands spread. The animals of the Miocene adapted to this changing world. This epoch is characterized by a major „modernization“ of many animals–they began to resemble th
Fossil Horses The Miocene Epoch 24 Million – 5.3 Million Years Ago Fossil Horses Online

University of Florida plant biologist Pamela Soltis has been appointed to a National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine committee investigating the value and future of biological collections. Soltis, a distinguished professor and curator at the Florida Museum of Natural History, will
an advocate for their protection, enhancement and use.� Open data in massive online

Heliconius Butterflies are a model group for studying evolution of wing patterns due to the vast variations within the group. In 2002, Museum received Neukirchen’s Collection that contained every species and subspecies of this important genus. Summary Heliconius Butterflies (various species) Fr
Florida Museum photo by Kristen Grace Rare, Beautiful & Fascinating Online Exhibit

When these large reptiles roamed the island, the climate and environment was similar to today’s. They went extinct after humans arrived on the island, most likely from hunting for food or protection. Summary From Abaco, Bahamas Lived ~1000 years ago Albury’s Tortoise Shell (Chelonoidis albur
Florida Museum photo by Kristen Grace Rare, Beautiful & Fascinating Online Exhibit

Hunting and habitat destruction have caused severe declines in Florida’s American Crocodile populations. Conservation efforts brought crocodiles back from the edge of extinction, but continued management is needed. Summary American Crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) Collection information unknown C
Florida Museum photo by Kristen Grace Rare, Beautiful & Fascinating Online Exhibit