Love Site (also known as LOVE BONE BED) University of Florida Vertebrate Fossil Locality AL001 Location About 1 mile north of Archer, Alachua County, Florida, just off Route 241; 29.55° N, 82.52° W. Age Late Miocene Epoch; latest Clarendonian land mammal age About 9.5 to 9 million y
Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 98:314-320. Becker, J.
Faculty and Staff Dr. Andrea Torvinen, Collections Manager Florida Museum of Natural History University of Florida Gainesville, FL 32611-7800, USA E-mail: a.torvinen@ufl.edu https://florida.academia.edu/AndreaTorvinen Andrea is the collections manager of the Ceramic Technology L
 Charly graduated in 2020 from the Museum Studies MA program at George Washington
Please Do Not Remove It! Contact either Dr. Amanda Hall ahall@floridamuseum.ufl.edu at the Florida Museum of Natural History (352-273-1928) in Gainesville, Florida –or– Please contact Amy Socha with the Bureau of Archaeological Research at amy.socha@dos.fl.gov or 850.245.6334 in Tallahassee,
No dugout canoes have been recorded for Jackson, Calhoun, Holmes, Washington, Walton
NON-VENOMOUSÂ Other common names Eastern Rat Snake, Rat Snake, Chicken Snake, Yellow Ratsnake, Everglades Ratsnake Basic description Most adult Eastern Ratsnakes are about 42-72 inches (106-183 cm) in total length. This species is variable in coloration, but juveniles are gray with dark blotches
Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, DC. 668 pp. Krysko, K.L., K.M.
At the Florida Program for Shark Research, our efforts focus primarily on the study and conservation of Florida’s current remaining sawfish species, the smalltooth sawfish. The smalltooth sawfish (Pristis pectinata) is one of five sawfish species living in tropical and subtropical rivers, lakes, and
Advocates International c/o The Ocean Foundation 1320 19th Street, NW, Fifth Floor Washington
In 1493, Christopher Columbus built the first intentional European colonial town in the New World. It was intended as a base from which to establish Spanish presence and dominion in the Indies, and was Columbus’s American home. The site is located on the east bank of the Bajabonico River wh
Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press. pp.251-260. 1987 La Isabela.
R esearchers have identified an invasive blood-sucking parasite on mud shrimp in the waters of British Columbia’s Calvert Island. The discovery represents the northern-most record of the parasite on the West Coast and is likely an indication of its ability to spread without human transport. Or
native to Asia and Russia, has decimated mud shrimp populations in California and Washington
NON-VENOMOUS Other common names Rough Earth Snake Basic description Most adult Rough Earthsnakes are about 7-10 inches (18-26 cm) in total length. These are small glossy brown or grayish-brown snakes with a light yellow or cream-colored belly. The head is small with a distinctly pointed snout. A
Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, DC. 668 pp. Krysko, K.L., K.M.
Sclerochronology is the study of astronomical cycles recorded in the hard tissues of organisms such as the shells of mollusks and corals or the teeth and horns of mammals. It is analogous to dendrochronology, the study of annual rings in trees. Sclerochronology comes from the Greek word ’skleros‘ me
Before George Washington was elected president, this specimen would have settled
NON-VENOMOUS Other common names Mole King Snake Basic description Most adult Northern Mole Kingsnakes are about 30-42 inches (76-107 cm) in total length. Adults are gray, brown, or orangish, with typically around 55 black-bordered reddish-brown blotches down the body and tail. Older individuals
Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, DC. 668 pp. Krysko, K.L., K.M.
