Christopher Columbus. Admiral of the Ocean Sea. The Great Navigator. Renown as the champion of the belief that the earth was round. The man who sought the riches of the Far East by sailing to the west, and who happened instead upon a New World. The man who discovered America. How accurate is the po
He is said to have gone to sea at age 14.
Pristis zijsron Sawfish look a lot like sharks, but they are actually rays. Their unusual snout, or rostrum, is studded with „teeth“ (specialized scales) and is used to stun schooling fish by swinging side to side. The green sawfish is the largest species of sawfish, growing to 24 feet in length.
The International Game Fish Association does not have a record holder for the green
Aepycamelus major Quick Facts Common Name: Leidy’s giraffe camel The giraffe camels of the Miocene of North America and the true giraffes of Africa represent a great example of convergent evolution. It had an estimated shoulder height of at least 13 feet, plus an additional 5 to 6 feet for t
Map of Florida, with highlights indicating counties where fossils of this species have
Rostroraja eglanteria This diamond-shaped skate is generally a brown to gray color with darker spots and bars and some irregular lighter shapes. It is named for the translucent areas on either side of its rostral ridge, the triangle of its pointed snout. These skates live in the northwestern A
Female clearnose skate, B. Male clearnose skate.
Using the fossil record to accurately estimate the timing and pace of past mass extinctions is no easy task, and a new study highlights how fossil evidence can produce a misleading picture if not interpreted with care. Florida Museum of Natural History researchers used a series of 130-foot cores
courtesy of Daniele Scarponi Image courtesy of Daniele Scarponi Paleontologists have
Mustelus henlei This small, slender shark has a long snout, large eyes, triangular fins and an asymmetrical, notched caudal (tail) fin. It prefers coastal waters of the eastern Pacific Ocean, usually muddy or sandy bottoms of bays, solitary or schooling with other species of small sharks. It is a
According to the International Shark Attack File, there have been no reported attacks
Good books broaden our horizons and inspire new conversations, no matter where we are! Join the Florida Museum of Natural History and Alachua County Library District for the National Endowment for the Arts Big Read, a series of events building community while lifting the voices of women in science!
Build a mini plant press with Allison Bordini using items you might have at home
RICHARDSON SITE 8-AL-100 The Richardson site is a historic-period Potano Indian village, thought to be an early seventeenth century mission visita. It was excavated and reported by Jerald T Milanich in 1971 Milanich, Jerald T. 1972 Excavations at the Richardson Site, Alachua County, Florida:
Zetrouer B 8-AL-67 ranch 8051 17th c. Ft.
See full directory profile > Research Statement We live at a critical time for biodiversity. The biosphere is undergoing profound alterations as a result of human activities, with a mass extinction erasing much of our biological heritage before it is even documented. My research program is defi
on the tropical Indo-West Pacific (IWP) and temperate Northeast Pacific, but we have
Archaeopedology at the Lake Monroe Outlet Midden (8VO53) By Sylvia J. Scudder The Site Setting Volusia County, FL is bordered on the east by the Atlantic Ocean and the west by the St. Johns River. The landscape is formed from a series of beach ridges and terraces that accumulated tens of thousa
lakes and marshes provide a rich variety of habitats and animal resources that have
