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
ungulates (proboscideans, artiodactyls, and perissodactyls), of which 21 species have
Recovery Methods in Zooarchaeology The Environmental Archaeology Program has a long history of interest in the use of appropriate archaeological methods for the recovery of animal remains. Early research by Wing showed that recovery of the full complement of animal remains is often best achieved by
Her studies have shown so far that the increase in rate of recovery of remains is
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Research News Florida Biodiversity University of Florida researchers have found
Thomas Farm University of Florida Vertebrate Fossil Locality GI001 Location About 8 miles north-northeast of Bell, Gilchrist County, Florida; 29.86° N, 82.83° W. Age Early Miocene Epoch; early Hemingfordian land mammal age About 18 million years old Basis of Age Biochronology (an
Beatty, B. L. 2010.
With the close of the Spring 2025 semester, we are proud to celebrate several of our students who graduated from the University of Florida upon the completion of their theses and dissertations! Our students are a source of enthusiasm and excitement here in the Florida Museum. We thoroughly enjoy
We thoroughly enjoy mentoring the next generation of researchers and have a deep
NON-VENOMOUS Other common names Gray Rat Snake, Oak Snake, White Oak Snake Basic description Most adult Gray Ratsnakes are about 42-72 inches (106-183 cm) in total length. Adults are light gray with darker gray blotches down the back. The belly is sandy-gray with dark square blotches. Juveniles
The underside of the tail typically do not have two dark stripes.
Some of the digital images produced from the University of Florida Herbarium (FLAS) specimens were prepared using several types of scanners and digital cameras which are no longer in use. These are summarized below. The earliest efforts were supported by the University of Florida Libraries Digital
All of those original images have subsequently been moved to the FLMNH server.
Sabertooth Cave (= Saber-tooth Cave or Allen Cave) University of Florida Vertebrate Fossil Locality CI006 Location Sabertooth Cave is located about 1.2 miles (1.9 km) northwest of Lecanto, between State Highway 44 and County Road 491, Citrus County, Florida. 28.86º N; 82.49º W. Age Lat
Taxonomic names in the faunal list have been updated to their modern usage from those
Peace River 3A University of Florida Vertebrate Fossil Locality DE015 Location In channel of Peace River about 1 mile northwest of Nocatee, DeSoto County, Florida; 27.17° N, 81.90° W. Age Late Pleistocene Epoch; Rancholabrean land mammal age About 11,000 to 20,000 years old (estimate
Discussion Although fossil vertebrates have been collected from the bed and banks
Carcharhinus acronotus Blacknose sharks get their name from the dark blotch on the tip of their snout which often fades on older adults. This shark has a streamlined shape and matures to just over 4 feet long. It feeds on smaller fish and sometimes octopus, and falls prey to larger sharks. When c
Third upper tooth, B. Eighth upper tooth, C. Third lower tooth, D.
