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Below you will find recommended books, organized by theme. These lists are not exhaustive, but represent some of the best information on Florida history and prehistory.
Ordering Info Florida’s Indians tells the story of the native societies that have
Monkey Jungle Hammock 1 University of Florida Vertebrate Fossil Locality DA002 Location The site is located within the boundaries of the Monkey Jungle zoological park in the southern Miami metropolitan area, Dade County, Florida. 25.57º N; 80.43º W. Age Late Pleistocene Epoch; late Ranc
They have been studied by Martin (1977) and Morgan (1991, 2002).
Long before Columbus, the islands of the Caribbean were home to Native American peoples. Over thousands of years, these island inhabitants built rich and diverse cultures, with their own technology, diet, history, religion, and art. Sadly, these people all but disappeared in less than a generation a
Some of the resident foragers may have been assimilated before further expansion
Sphyrna tiburo Bonnetheads are one of the smaller hammerheads, and are easy distinguished by their shovel-shaped heads. These warm-water coastal sharks migrate with the seasons, and are often attractions at aquariums. Order – Carcharhiniformes Family – Sphyrnidae Genus – Sphyrna Species – t
Comparison of hammerhead sharks: A. smooth hammerhead, B. scalloped hammerhead, C
I-75 Site University of Florida Vertebrate Fossil Locality AL018 Location Southwestern Gainesville, Alachua County, Florida, at the intersection of Interstate Highway 75 (I-75) and SR 121 (Williston Road); 29.6° N, 82.4° W. Age Early Oligocene Epoch; later half of Whitneyan land mammal
after the site was collected (Patton, 1969), yet most of the fossils from this site have
Megan Ennes, curator of museum education at the Florida Museum of Natural History, has been named a 2024-2026 research fellow by the National Academy of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine. Ennes was selected as a fellow in education research through the National Academies’ Gulf Research Program.
these early-career researchers will accomplish as they implement research that will have
Heterodontus francisci These small sharks are members of the bullhead family. Slow moving and nocturnal, they scavenge close to shore, and return to the same resting place each day. Both dorsal fins sport sharp spines, and should be handled with care. Order – Heterodontiformes Family – Hetero
They have spines on the 1st and 2nd dorsal fins as well as the anal fin.
The Silk Cotton or Ceiba Tree [Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn.] is one of the largest trees in the American tropics. The tree has played an important role in the spiritual and economic lives of the peoples who live in the circum-Caribbean region. The Ceiba is a rapidly growing deciduous tree that
The fibers are almost pure cellulose, buoyant, impervious to water, and have a low
