In 1565 a fleet of Spanish ships led by Pedro Menéndez de Aviles established the first permanent European settlement in North America at present-day St. Augustine, Florida. After a difficult first decade of conflict with the local Timucua Indians, the city established itself as the capital of Spani
Washington, D.C. pp. 225-50.
Primary Type Specimens in the Vertebrate Paleontology Collection Chondrichthyes Osteichthyes Amphibia Reptilia Aves Mammalia Complete reference citations can be found here. Chondrichthyes Eoplinthicus yazooensis Cappetta, H., and G. Stringer. 2002. Tertiary Research 21
Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 98(2):315-319, figs. 1-2.
The following list is provided as a guide to the trees, both native and exotic, of the University of Florida campus. Approximately 1200 individual trees in the central areas of the campus have been marked with numbered tags, corresponding the numbers given here. * = Species no longer present
southeast U.S. 7 Sabal palmetto Cabbage Palm southeast U.S. 8 Washingtonia robusta Washington
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Beginning today, the Florida Museum of Natural History is offering reduced admission to low-income guests as part of a nationwide program to encourage museum visitation and accessibility for families from all socioeconomic groups. Guests who present a valid electronic benefits
started in October 2014 and includes 126 participating museums in 32 states and Washington
McGehee Farm University of Florida Vertebrate Fossil Locality AL027 Location About 3 miles north of Newberry, western Alachua County, Florida; 29.7° N, 82.6° W. Age Late Miocene Epoch; early Hemphillian (Hemphillian 1) land mammal age About 8 to 9 million years old (estimated) Not
Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, D.C., 171 p. Dobie, J. L. 1968.
iDigBio, the National Science Foundation-sponsored project to help digitize the nation’s natural history collections, now houses more than 100 million specimen records in its online database, offering access to one of the largest virtual collections of life on Earth. Natural history collections w
from King Louis XVI’s aviary were a gift from the Marquis de Lafayette to George Washington
Invertebrates on the Web Florida Museum resources SNAILS of Florida (FL) Collection Databases (FL) Discover Science (FL) Biodiversity Large-scale projects Census of Marine Life Neogene Marine Biota of Tropical America (NMITA) Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS)
Fellowships for Graduate research at Friday Harbor Laboratories (University of Washington
Passenger Pigeons were one of the most abundant birds in the world, with total numbers estimated at 3-5 billion. Hunting and loss of their forest breeding sites caused sharp population declines by the late 19th century. The last surviving pigeon died in captivity in 1914. Summary Passenger Pigeo
linked the big cities on the Eastern Seaboard – Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Washington
Department of Natural History Research Seminar Series Fall 2025 September 5, 3p.m.:Â Speaker: Alberto Lopez Institution: Exhibits and Public Programs, Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida Title: TBA Host:Â Jaret Daniels September 12, 3p.m.:Â Speaker: Andy Kratter Institut
Horizons in Lepidoptera Research� Speaker: Martha Weiss Institution: George Washington
NON-VENOMOUS Other common names Pine Woods Snake Basic description Most adult Pine Woods Littersnakes are about 10-13 inches (25-33 cm) in total length. Adults are slender and typically reddish-orange to reddish-brown in color. The lips are whitish-yellow, and there is a thin dark line that runs
Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, DC. 668 pp. Krysko, K.L., K.M.
