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Learn more about vertebrate paleontology (fossil bones), invertebrate paleontology (fossil animals lacking bones) and paleobotany (fossil plants) with our Florida Museum scientists. Our extensive collections focus on the Cenozoic Era (last 65 million years) in Florida, the Southeast US, and some Ca
paleontology in these permanent exhibits: Exploring Our World Florida Fossils: Evolution

Enter the world of Megalodon, the gigantic prehistoric shark that once commanded the world’s oceans! Be consumed with awe walking through a full-scale sculptural replica of the 60-foot-long apex predator, and explore the life of this fantastic ancient creature. Learn about Megalodon and how new sci
continue to reveal its remarkable story, including its enormous size, diet, relatives, evolution

The Florida Museum houses more than 180,000 scientific specimens of amphibians and reptiles, making it the largest herpetology collection in the southeastern United States and among the largest in North America. These specimens—with some dating to the late 19th century—are used by researchers around
herpetology division’s staff and students focuses on the diversity, natural history, evolution

Tiger beetles are jewel-toned insects that run so fast, they have to stop to see where they’re going. These long-legged beetles are fierce predators that use their formidable speed and large mandibles, or mouthparts, to hunt smaller insects and spiders. They often protect themselves with chemical de
Florida Museum photo by Harlan Gough Research News Our Research Life on Earth Evolution

from the Florida Museum of Natural History
for experimentation, an innovative program that exposes educators to… Read More Evolution

The first LepCamp took place in August 2016 and ran yearly, including summer 2020, when it was conducted remotely. The camp is organized and staffed by employees and volunteers of the McGuire Center for Lepidoptera and Biodiversity. The goal of the camp is to introduce middle school students to t
Research Latest Research News Biodiversity Inventories Conservation Ecology & Evolution

The American Fisheries Society selected Florida Museum of Natural History curator of fishes Larry Page as a member of its fourth class of AFS Fellows. Page is being recognized by the 8,000-member society for his many years of outstanding contributions to the field, including leadership, research,
Florida Museum photo by Jeff Gage Research News Our Research Life on Earth Evolution

Akito Kawahara was snapping pictures at a scenic outlook in Hawaii when he spotted the moth equivalent of a dodo. An entomologist, Kawahara recognized the squiggly patterns on nearby plants as trails carved by leaf-mining caterpillars and lowered his camera to take a closer look. To his astonishm
Florida Museum photo by Chris Johns Research News Our Research Life on Earth Evolution

Personnel Staff Students, Interns + Volunteers Curator Emeritus Research Associates * Southeast Ecological Science Center – U.S. Geological Survey, 7920 NW 71st Street, Gainesvill
acnatsci.org) Indonesia Expedition Documenting Thailand’s Mae Klong River Basin Evolution

It’s an unusual collaboration. Botanists and archaeologists don’t often work together, unless they’re studying the way people have used plants through time. But a new four-year grant from the National Science Foundation is shaking things up. It provides more than $1 million to study how Mediterranea
working together on a unique project to find out how human activity has shaped the evolution