Thunnus albacares This is a large torpedo-shaped fish, with a round body that is metallic blue-green above and silvery white below, with lots of light vertical lines. It has sturdy fins, and a series of bright yellow finlets between the dorsal and anal fins and the crescent caudal (tail) fin. Thi
In the U.S., yellowfin catches have grown to nearly 45% of the U.S.
Defining taxon: first appearance of the hemicyonine bear Plithocyon (Tedford et al., 2004) Basis of name: Wood et al. (1941) based the name on the Barstow Formation in the Mojave Desert of southern California. This formation takes its name from the nearby city of Barstow in San Bernardino County.
While it is known to have reached the Great Plains by the late Barstovian, it is
Ichetucknee River University of Florida Vertebrate Fossil Localities CO001, CO028, CO031, CO042, CO043, CO044, CO045, CO046, CO053, CO063, CO064, CO065, CO066, CO067, CO068, CO069, CO081, CO086, and CO087 Location The river is about 4.1 miles (6.7 km) northwest of Fort White, Columbia-Suwannee co
Vertebrate fossils have been found in the bed of the river, along its entire length
Nature photography can be as simple as snapping a sunset on your phone or as daring as diving underwater to photograph a gator. Whether with a phone or a fancy camera, nature photography gives you a chance to share the beauty of the world in a way that may inspire others to care about it. A single p
Our eyes have a vertical field of view of around 60 degrees up from our line of sight
Metaxytherium floridanum Quick Facts Common Name: Florida sea cow Fossil dugongs are the most common mammal fossils found in Florida, and of the several known species, Metaxytherium floridanum is probably the most abundant. Most individuals of Metaxytherium floridanum lived entirely in the
Map of Florida, with highlights indicating counties where fossils of this species have
Seminole Field University of Florida Vertebrate Fossil Locality PI004 Location Along banks of Joes Creek (labeled Saint Joes Creek on Google Maps) and its tributaries; about 6 miles (10 km) northwest of downtown St. Petersburg and 3 miles (5 km) southeast of Seminole, Pinellas County, Florida; 27
B, vertical section through the sediments at the site, with trowels indicating the
Florida Museum of Natural History researcher Neill Wallis recently received a $55,000 National Science Foundation grant to analyze and digitally document pottery made by prehistoric people of the Deep South. The grant will help Wallis analyze Swift Creek Complicated Stamped pottery used by hu
“The radiocarbon dating will be extremely valuable because we don’t have that
Carcharhinus isodon This small slender shark gets its name from its rows of small, fine, clear teeth. This social shark forms schools to hunt fish like menhaden and mullet, sometimes energetically chasing them into the beach surf (Castro, 1993). Order – Carcharhiniformes Family – Carcharhinid
incidental by-catch on floating longlines in inshore waters but is considered to have
The Florida Museum’s ethnographic collection spans all the major geographic areas of North America and includes many important artifact types. Many of these pieces were originally purchased by Leigh Morgan Pearsall on the art market between 1900-1960. The collection includes more than 3,600 objects,
Pearsall database # P0005, P0059, P0073, P0094, P0129, P0153, P0195, P0273, P0312A, B)
The first documented shark attach in the Americas, cal AD 789-1033. There are no eyewitness accounts, only the testimony of the bones. Yet our knowledge of prehistoric lifeways and forensic anthropology allow us to reconstruct what probably happened. The incident went something like this: „Th
“The canoe may have capsized, or the fisherman may have simply collapsed on its floor
