Mustelus canis This small, slender shark has elongated cat-like eyes, triangular fins, and an asymmetrical, notched caudal (tail) fin. Unlike most sharks, this dogfish has rows of flat grinding teeth rather than sharp blades, which are ideal for crushing and chewing the crustaceans and mollusks t
Photo © George Burgess Dentition of right-hand side of upper jaw.
Although St. Augustine was small, remote and poor, life in the town was governed by traditional Spanish municipal organization, with a mayor and city officials in addition to the military and crown-appointed government officials. The daily, weekly and monthly practices of the Catholic Church were a
done in Indian pots, using corn ground on a metate (grinding stone) with a mano (hand
It’s pre-dawn. Your camera and lenses are packed, and you’ve pulled yourself out of bed before sunrise for early morning photography. Nature photography takes planning, persistence, patience and grit. But you return home with images you are technically unhappy with. Perhaps they were not exposed pr
And in this dream scenario, you’d have a professional photographer on hand to answer
A more reliable way of estimating the size of megalodon shows the extinct shark may have been bigger than previously thought, measuring up to 65 feet, nearly the length of two school buses. Earlier studies had ball-parked the massive predator at about 50 to 60 feet long. The revised estimate is t
Now when a paleontologist unearths a lone megalodon tooth the size of their hand,
Somniosus microcephalus This large, heavy-set shark grows to an average 8-14 feet long but can get to be 24 feet. It has a short, rounded snout, small eyes, and relatively small dorsal fins. Although it is an apex predator, it is a slow swimmer, and likely ambushes its prey and scavenges for
Greenland shark dentition: upper and lower teeth from the right-hand side, at the
Caranx hippos This large fish is wonderfully abundant in the Atlantic Ocean, and popular resource for both commercial and sports fishers alike. The juvenile is striped vertically along its sides, but as it matures, it changes to an even greenish-bluish above and silver or golden below. Usually ad
Adults, on the other hand, usually occupy upstream currents, reefs, offshore areas
Seriola dumerili This large fish is slender and agile, and can grow to be more than 6 feet long. Its is mostly a silvery white color, with a darker gray or bluish coloring from above. This is a popular recreational fish but because it is in the of the apex of the marine food chain, the larger one
Caught primarily with hydraulic reels, hand-lines, roads-and-reels, and traps, the
Get Involved! There are many things you can do at home and in your local community to help protect the natural habitats of south Florida. At Home! Recycle, reduce, and reuse! If your community does not have a recycling program, start one! Conserve water – more info below on how to conserve
When washing dishes by hand, fill one sink or basin with soapy water.
In honor of Earth Week (you know, the week of Earth Day) and the beginnings of this blog, I’m celebrating each day with an activity that challenges me to get outside, think creatively, stretch my senses, and practice writing. So often in museum education, we get caught up in the logistics and
When you feel like you’re ready, give yourself 2-5 minutes to try your hand at
The first documented shark attach in the Americas, cal AD 789-1033. There are no eyewitness accounts, only the testimony of the bones. Yet our knowledge of prehistoric lifeways and forensic anthropology allow us to reconstruct what probably happened. The incident went something like this: „Th
The skeleton is complete with the exception of the lower right arm and hand.
