The Dinohippus genus is believed to be the most closely related to Equus, the genus that includes the living horses, asses and zebras. Florida Museum paleontologists have unearthed Dinohippus fossils at many sites, including the Palmetto Fauna mine and the Moss Acres Racetrack. Where & When?
Pliohippus had a couple of depressions, or fossae, in the bones in front of its eyes
This massive fossil is the largest freshwater turtle species found from the Paleocene (66–56 million years ago). Its unusually thick shell would deter most predators, but bite marks show that dyrosaurids at least tried. Summary Cofrin’s Side-necked Turtle Carapace (Carbonemys cofrinii) From La
We can see these depressions pushed in the shell that look very much like the types
Join us for the opening of our new permanent exhibit! Enjoy live entertainment, take part in water workshops, grab a bite to eat from food trucks and visit the refurbished cave at this FREE family-friendly festival celebrating Water Shapes Florida! Food Trucks: B’z Gelati, 12-4 p.m. Schedule of Ev
Topography Learn about contour lines that represent hills, mountains, valleys, and depressions
Four hurricanes visited Florida in 2004: Charley, Frances, Ivan and Jeanne. Charley crossed the southern peninsula from southwest to northeast. Frances crossed the central peninsula from southeast to northwest, then moved up the Gulf coast and headed into the middle panhandle. Ivan hit the western p
It spread out like a carpet unrolling across the habitat, falling into depressions
Cynoscion nebulosus Despite their name, these are not trout, but are in the drum fish family, named from the croaking, drumming noise they can make. The spotted seatrout have elongated, silvery bodies with irregular black spots on the upper half, and can grow to 39 inches long. They live in seagr
Shallow bays and lagoons as well as deeper channels and depressions close in proximity
Perhaps you have worn a string of pearls around your neck, paid for a diver to retrieve what you hope is a lucky shell or recognize these lustrous gems as your birth stone. But have you ever wondered where these iconic minerals come from, what makes a pearl a true pearl, and how a pearl can become a
While traces of and depressions from fossil pearls date back more than 200 million
Tyner Farm University of Florida Vertebrate Fossil Locality AL121 Location About 3.5 miles (5.6 km) north of Newberry, western Alachua County, Florida; 29.70° N, 82.62° W. Age Late Miocene Epoch; early Hemphillian (Hh1) land mammal age About 7.5 million years old (estimated) Basis
A green-colored clay found draped around limestone and filled solution depressions
Pomatodelphis inaequalis Quick Facts Common Name: none Pomatodelphis inaequalis is believed to be a type of river dolphin and likely had a wide salinity tolerance, living in nearshore marine and estuarine environments with the ability to travel up low salinity streams. Because of their sma
jaw close inside the upper teeth “like the lid of a pot” (Allen, 1921); 3) faint depressions
McGehee Farm University of Florida Vertebrate Fossil Locality AL027 Location About 3 miles north of Newberry, western Alachua County, Florida; 29.7° N, 82.6° W. Age Late Miocene Epoch; early Hemphillian (Hemphillian 1) land mammal age About 8 to 9 million years old (estimated) Not
Following deposition, numerous solution cavities and depressions formed in the underlying
It was home to Native Americans as early as 12,000 B.C., then settlers during the Civil War. Its pine trees contributed to the early 20th century turpentine industry, and for millennia its plants and wildlife have been fueled by an unlikely life source—forest fires. The 9,700-acre Ordway-Swisher
Its sandhill upland lakes are shallow, rounded depressions with dramatically fluctuating
