Many were excavated on Works Progress Administration projects during the Great Depression
Many were excavated on Works Progress Administration projects during the Great Depression
in the human body and may be used to treat heart ailments, infections, cancer, depression
in the human body and may be used to treat heart ailments, infections, cancer, depression
Mesoreodon floridensis Quick Facts Common Name: Florida oreodont With six partial skeletons, five with skulls, this is the only well known oreodont from Florida. From the late Eocene to the very early Miocene, oreodonts are extremely common in the western United States, but are relatively r
The cranium has narrow zygomatic bones, a short sagittal crest, and a depression
Aperture: the opening in the body whorl of a snail shell. Axial ribs: sculpture in the same direction as the axis (i.e. from the apex to the base) of a snail shell; axial ribs are parallel to the edge of the outer lip of the aperture. Beak (umbo): the earliest part of the shell (bivalve) forme
Umbilicus: a small hole or depression in the base of the body whorl of a snail shell
Early in the 1930s, a gardener discovered a skull while planting an orange tree at the Fountain of Youth Archaeological Park in St. Augustine. The find precipitated in-depth fieldwork by archaeologists during the ’70s and ’80s’, yielding discoveries that raised the possibility of the site being Amer
Later while the Great Depression ravaged the country during the 1930s, Walter Fraser
Wet prairies support a greater diversity of species than other types of marshes. Dominant vegetation is emergent plants Hydroperiods range from 3-7 months each year Species diversity is high Wet prairies, dominated by emergent plants including grasses and other low growing plants, su
solution hole: depression in the Earth’s surface caused by dissolving of substrate
Withlacoochee River 1A University of Florida Vertebrate Fossil Locality MR060 Location In channel of Withlacoochee River about 10 miles southeast of Dunnellon, Marion County, Florida; 29.0° N, 82.3° W. Age Early Pleistocene Epoch; later half of Blancan land mammal age About 1.9 to 2.
for screenwashing (diver in Figure 1 is collecting in situ clay from a limestone depression
The subcanopy of the pinelands consists of fire-resistant species such as the saw palmetto and cabbage palm. Florida slash pines (Pinus elliotii) occur in a range of elevations, taking root among limestone outcroppings and solution holes containing peat and marl. Surrounded by wet prairies
solution hole: depression in the Earth’s surface caused by dissolving of substrate
New research indicating early humans acquired public lice from gorillas about 3.3 million years ago sheds new light on when humans started to lose their body hair as they migrated out of the trees and onto the savannah. Humans most likely got the gorilla’s lice from sleeping in their nests or
specific case, the parasite might have been transmitted to humans sleeping in a depression
Tapirus webbi Quick Facts Common Name: Webb’s tapir The oldest known species of Tapirus from Florida. Starting with this species, tapirs were a common component of Florida’s fauna for about 9 million years, until their extinction about 12,000 years ago. Some features of the skull sugge
The large, well formed depression on the top of the skull (on the nasal and frontal
