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About the Collections – Vertebrate Paleontology Collection

https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/vertpaleo/professionals/collections/

The Florida Museum maintains five separate fossil vertebrate collections. The specimens derive mainly from the Cenozoic Era (last 65 million years), with more than 80% coming from about 1200 localities in Florida. Other major contributing regions are islands in the Caribbean Basin, Central and Sout
and the UF Department of Zoology Fossil Bird Collection (assembled by the late Professor

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Poster Presentation at the Fall 2024 SVP Conference – Department of Natural History

https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/nhdept/from-the-field/2024/poster-presentation-at-the-fall-2024-svp-conference/

In late October, the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology (SVP) held an annual meeting in Minneapolis, Minnesota. In attendance and presenting a poster on the start of Ph.D. research on macroevolutionary transitions in Neogene horses, was graduate student Stephanie Killingsworth. This trip marked her
Macfadden, Founding Director of the Thompson Earth Systems Institute and Distinguished Professor

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Making a Difference at the Florida Museum – Support

https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/support/inspired-giving/making-a-difference-at-the-florida-museum/

Join Florida Museum Director Doug Jones along with Alex Cobb and Fred Rowe of the University of Florida Foundation for a virtual happy hour discussion on building a meaningful legacy. You’ll learn: Strategies for charitable gift planning. Information on what the CARES Act means for you and
Professor of Historical Archaeology, will also share what inspired his gift and how

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Seashell loss due to tourism may have global impact – Research News

https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/science/seashell-loss-due-to-tourism-may-have-global-impact/

Tourism may be damaging the very destinations treasured by visitors. Global tourism has increased fourfold over the last 30 years, resulting in human-induced shell loss that may harm natural habitats worldwide, according to Florida Museum of Natural History Thompson Chair of Invertebrate Paleontolog
due to tourism,� said Geerat Vermeij, a mollusk shell expert and distinguished professor

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Vast DNA tree of life for plants revealed by global science team – Research News

https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/science/vast-dna-tree-of-life-for-plants-revealed-by-global-science-team/

A new paper published today in the journal Nature by an international team of 279 scientists led by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew presents the most up-to-date understanding of the flowering plant tree of life. Using 1.8 billion letters of genetic code from over 9,500 species covering almost 8,00
into plant evolutionary history,� said co-author Pam Soltis, a distinguished professor

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Aguateca – Environmental Archaeology

https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/envarch/research/maya/aguateca/

Aguateca Archaeological Project Project Zooarchaeologist: Kitty Emery What did the Maya nobility do with their animals? Did they eat fancy meats and exotic shellfish? Did they display „trophy heads“ like big-game hunters today? Did they buy only the best bone needles? Did they wear only the fa
Takeshi Inomata, director of the Aguateca Archaeological Project and professor at

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Museum researcher to address Congress on digitizing biological collections – Research News

https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/science/museum-researcher-to-address-congress-on-digitizing-biological-collections/

Florida Museum of Natural History researcher Larry Page will deliver a congressional briefing in Washington Tuesday about the value of digitizing biological collections. Page is president of the National Science Collections Alliance and will be speaking on behalf of the organization, a nonprofit
Exhibition Hall Awards & Honors David Blackburn named UF Research Foundation Professor

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South American Species – Rare, Beautiful & Fascinating: 100 Years @FloridaMuseum

https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/100-years/object/south-american-species/

Giant Armadillos and Ground Sloths came to North America from the south during the interchange. Like most “megafauna,� they became extinct around 11,000 years ago, but are common in fossil deposits today. Summary Giant Armadillo Skull (Holmesina floridanus) From Citrus Co., Florida Lived ~1.8
Bruce MacFadden Curator, Vertebrate Paleontology* Distinguished Professor* Florida

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