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Miocene Epoch 23 to 5 million years ago The Miocene in Florida was a time of abundance with grassland savannahs and a variety of woodland habitats that supported a wide range of food for browsing and grazing animals. With more diversity of herbivores, came more specialized predators too. Explore
From top to bottom, buccal or lateral (cheek-side) view, occlusal view, and B) medial
Archaeohippus blackbergi Quick Facts Common Name: Blackberg’s dwarf horse Archaeohippus is a genus of three-toed horses that lived 19 to 13 million years ago in North America. Two of the five known species lived in Florida. Archaeohippus blackbergi was small, weighing approximately between 5
B, left upper cheek teeth (first through fourth premolars and first through third
Floridatragulus dolichanthereus Quick Facts Common Name: none The fossils now recognized as one species of the camelid Floridatragulus dolichanthereus were initially assigned to two different families and four species. After better specimens were found and new research was done, it was discover
Map of Florida, with highlights indicating counties where fossils of this species have
Mesoreodon floridensis Quick Facts Common Name: Florida oreodont With six partial skeletons, five with skulls, this is the only well known oreodont from Florida. From the late Eocene to the very early Miocene, oreodonts are extremely common in the western United States, but are relatively r
Map of Florida, with highlights indicating counties where fossils of the species have
Neohipparion eurystyle Quick Facts Common Name: none This moderate-sized hipparionine horse ranged from central Mexico to Nebraska and east to central Florida. Neohipparion eurystyle and the closely related, larger species Neohipparion gidleyi (not known from Florida) represent the culminati
Map of Florida, with highlights indicating counties where fossils of this species have
Amia calva These freshwater fish are sometimes called ‚primitive‘ because they display traits of fishs‘ ancestors. They are able to breathe both air and water, putting them at an advantage in low-oxygen waters. The male bowfin guards the spawn for several months until they are able to forage on t
Food critics have given “Cajun caviar,” a delicacy made from the eggs of bowfin,
Thecachampsa americana Quick Facts Common Name: North American false gharial Thecachampsa americana is a long-snouted crocodile that inhabited Florida from 13 to 6 million years ago. Thecachampsa americana grew to around 6 meters long, slightly larger than its closest living ancestor, the
Map of Florida, with highlights indicating counties where fossils of this species have
Nestled snugly at the end of Dickinson Hall’s west wing, in a room with bleached concrete floors, bleached counters and bleached walls, an ornithologist grinds the 2,000-year-old liquid-nitrogen drenched bones of a fossil rail—a type of bird—with a porcelain mortar and pestle until they yield a powd
There are three kinds of head lice in the world: types A, B and C.
Mobula birostris This is the largest ray in the world, its ‚wing span‘ averaging about 22 feet across, but measured at almost 30 feet in rare cases. It has distinct triangular pectoral wings that arch backwards, and cephalic fins on either side of its mouth that can be unfurled and angled to dire
They are classically dark on top and white underneath, but often have light marks