The Florida Museum of Natural History, a research and educational unit within the University of Florida, has an active program in paleontology and paleobiology. There are three large, relevant research collections, including paleobotany, invertebrate paleontology and vertebrate paleontology, which
Jones Ph.D., Princeton University Curator of Invertebrate Paleontology, Professor
Go behind the scenes and learn more about your favorite movies with a panel of scientists, artists and special effects experts as we view and discuss Fantastic Voyage (1966) PG. Explore the Museum after-hours Friday nights in July as we host FREE movie screenings and explore the balance between sci
and “Harry and the Hendersons” Terry Harpold – University of Florida’s associate professor
We were profoundly grateful to host Robin Wall Kimmerer presenting a talk titled What Does the Earth Ask of Us? as our second NEA Big Read keynote speaker on March 18, 2021. She is the author of Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teaching of Plants and Gathering Mos
She is also a distinguished teaching professor of environmental biology at the State
Faculty and Staff For further information, or to arrange for examination of particular collections, contact: Dr. Amanda Hall, Collections Manager Florida Museum of Natural History University of Florida Gainesville, FL 32611-7800, USA Tel: 352-273-1928 E-mail:Â ahall@floridamuseum.ufl.edu
Zack is an Associate Professor of Anthropology at Rollins College, Winter Park, FL.Â
Florida Museum of Natural History Vertebrate Paleontology Archives Scope, Content, and Purpose of the Collection This archive contains numerous different forms of physical and digital materials, including field notes, general files, compact disks, 2 x 2 slides, photographs, and related materials a
Archives Contacts and Responsible Persons in Charge Jonathan Bloch, Curator and Professor
When it comes to public access, the tree of life has holes. A new study co-authored by University of Florida researchers shows about 70 percent of published genetic sequence comparisons are not publicly accessible, leaving researchers worldwide unable to get to critical data they may need to
University of Florida distinguished professor Doug Soltis, co-author of a new study
Current Staff Charles Cobb Charles Cobb is the Florida Museum of Natural History Lockwood Chair in Historical Archeology. His research includes exploring the multi-faceted, colonial-era interactions between Native American, English, French, and Spanish peoples in southeastern North America. He is
Distinguished Research Curator at the Florida Museum of Natural History, and adjunct Professor
Former Students Tania Pineda Enriquez Ph.D. 2022, Zoology “Diversity and evolution of brittle stars across the worlds ocean: Revisionary systematics of ophiolepidoids� Jenna Moore Ph.D. 2019, Zoology “Phylogeny, systematics, and evolution of functional morphology in Chaetopteridae (Annelida)
inferences from the molecular systematics of reef-associated crustaceans� Associate Professor
Megan Ennes, curator of museum education at the Florida Museum of Natural History, has been named a 2024-2026 research fellow by the National Academy of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine. Ennes was selected as a fellow in education research through the National Academies’ Gulf Research Program.
make change and protect the places they love.� Pamela Soltis, a distinguished professor
from the Florida Museum of Natural History
studying hawkmoth DNA during their summer… Read More Akito Kawahara, an assistant professor
