Alligator mississippiensis Quick Facts Common Name:Â American alligator The American alligator is an incredibly adaptable crocodylian, has lived for millions of years with little morphologic change, and has survived numerous instances of climate and sea level change relatively unaffected.
Alligator mississippiensis have been found.
Especially along Florida’s Atlantic and Gulf coasts many thousands of b
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Kratter, Steadman and Webber have
Teleoceras proterum Quick Facts Common Name: Archer short-legged rhino The mounted skeleton on display at the Florida Museum of Natural History (see image) was constructed as part of a „live“ public display during the late 1970s using fossils from both the McGehee Farm and Love Bone Bed loc
Thousands of fossils of Teleoceras proterum have been found at two different sites
Christian Couch, M.S. Graduated Summer 2024 Email: christian.couch@ufl.edu I am an M.S. biotechnology student in the college of Agricultural and Life Sciences. I work on many molecular projects relating to conservation, biodiversity and phylogenetics within Lepidoptera. I am also interested i
These moths have not been the focus of any systematic treatments since the 1920s,
The Florida Museum of Natural History’s Environmental Archaeology Program received a nearly $800,000 National Science Foundation grant to curate some of its most delicate specimens and vital data, documenting 14,000 years of biodiversity in vulnerable regions around the Caribbean. Environmental a
Together, these specimens tell the history of how people and nature have interacted
NON-VENOMOUS Other common names Rough Earth Snake Basic description Most adult Rough Earthsnakes are about 7-10 inches (18-26 cm) in total length. These are small glossy brown or grayish-brown snakes with a light yellow or cream-colored belly. The head is small with a distinctly pointed snout. A
Juveniles are darker than adults and have a white to light gray ring around the neck
Pandion lovensis Quick Facts Common Name: Love Site osprey Although ospreys are commonly seen today around bodies of fresh water, their fossils are very rare. This extinct species is only known from a total of eight specimens. Its talons and hind limbs are not as well adapted for catching
Map of Florida, with highlights indicating counties where fossils of this species have
Hypanus americanus These diamond-shaped rays are olive-brown to green-grey on top and creamy white underneath. Their pectoral fins can grow up to a total width of 79 inches, which they use to stir up the sandy ocean floor to either reveal crustaceans and small fish, or bury themselves to hide fro
Teeth of mature males have low conical cusps.
The Oliver L. Austin Jr. Award For Graduate Student Excellence in Natural Science Research honors long-time Florida Museum of Natural History curator of ornithology, Oliver Austin. The award recognizes a University of Florida graduate student for excellence in research in the natural sciences. Th
Eligibility The graduate student must be or must have been guided by a curator,
Canis dirus Quick Facts Common Name: dire wolf Canis dirus, the dire wolf, had an estimated mass of 130 to 150 pounds, which made it about 25% heavier than the modern gray wolf (Canis lupus). But smaller than the fictional dire wolves of the TV series Game of Thrones! The largest known dir
A, dorsal view; B, lateral view; C, ventral view.
