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Pliocene Epoch 5 million to 2.58 million years ago Until about 3 to 4 million years ago, North and South America were separated by water and had developed their own unique flora and fauna. But during the Pliocene a land bridge formed across Panama, allowing for organisms to travel from one conti
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GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Florida Museum of Natural History’s newest gallery exhibit uses 14 breathtaking photos of plants, animals, fossils and cultural heritage materials from the museum’s collections to inform visitors on the changing biodiversity of the Sunshine State. Each image in “Florida: T
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GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Step back in time and embark on an icy adventure at the Florida Museum of Natural History’s new “Antarctic Dinosaurs” exhibit, opening Oct. 7. While Antarctica is a frozen land of snow today, this exciting exhibition reveals the lush habitat it once was 200 million years ago a
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GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida Museum of Natural History visitors can step back in time to the age of dinosaurs in the new “Tiny Titans: Dinosaur Eggs and Babiesâ€� exhibit, open from Sept. 25 to Jan. 9, 2022. “Tiny Titansâ€� uses authentic specimens, lifelike models and realistic artwork to trans
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Beautifully arranged specimens inside delicate bell jars were once a common display method in museums or even private homes. Charles Doe, the Museum’s first Curator of Birds, created this bell jar. It has been displayed many times because of its exceptional quality. Summary Songbird Bell Jar (va
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Kirby Smith was a Confederate general, amateur botanist and academic. He collected plants wherever he was stationed during his long career. His plant collection, donated to the Museum, represents a snapshot of plant biodiversity during Kirby Smith’s time. Summary Clasping Milkweed (Asclepias amp
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We have a number of active research projects that investigate the structure, function, and evolution of anatomy in amphibians and reptiles. Not only are we interested to document patterns of anatomical diversity, we also seek to understand the processes that generated variation across species. Fo
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This large horse was a very specialized leaf eater, or browser, at a time when most horses were beginning to exclusively eat grass. Megahippus was the last of the browsing horses in North America. Where & When? Fossils of Megahippus are uncommon. They are known from the Miocene of the Great
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The „middle horse“ earned its name. Mesohippus is intermediate between the Eohippus-like horses of the Eocene, which don’t look much like our familiar „horse,“ and more „modern“ horses. Where & When? Fossils of Mesohippus are found at many Oligocene localities in Colorado and the Great Plain
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Animal remains are most likely to be fossilized if their hard parts are covered by layers of sediments soon after death. With time and pressure, these sediments, such as sand, plant debris, or ash, become compressed into rock. Therefore, fossils are found in sedimentary rock, like sandstone, shale,
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