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Imagine spending #FossilFriday in a river. Our collection holds >11,000 vertebrate fossils from the Ichetucknee, a 4.1 mile long river not far from our Museum. Specimens include American lion (Panthera atrox, shown), osprey (Pandion haliaetus), alligator gar (Atractosteus spatula) & Otodus obliquus, an extinct shark. #fossils #extinctshark #fossilshark #sharkteeth #FloridaFossils American Lion, Panthera, Osprey, Fossils, Geology, Spatula, Spending

Imagine spending #FossilFriday in a river. Our collection holds >11,000 vertebrate fossils from the Ichetucknee, a 4.1 mile long river not far from our Museum. Specimens include American lion (Panthera atrox, shown), osprey (Pandion haliaetus), alligator gar (Atractosteus spatula) & Otodus obliquus, an extinct shark. #fossils #extinctshark #fossilshark #sharkteeth #FloridaFossils

Florida Museum

Looking at the large-headed llama (Hemiauchenia macrocephala), an extinct species that once lived in #Florida. The most complete #fossil skeleton was found in Citrus County, and it's on permanent display here at the Florida Museum. #FloridaFossils #Fossils #Exhibits #FossilHall #MuseumExhibits Citrus County, Llama, Skeleton, Headed, Lion Sculpture

Looking at the large-headed llama (Hemiauchenia macrocephala), an extinct species that once lived in #Florida. The most complete #fossil skeleton was found in Citrus County, and it's on permanent display here at the Florida Museum. #FloridaFossils #Fossils #Exhibits #FossilHall #MuseumExhibits

Jaguars (Panthera onca) first dispersed to North America across the Bering Land Bridge in the Pleistocene and were much larger than those living today in Central and South America. Although they don't live in Florida anymore, they were once common. #fossils #jaguars #BigCats #FloridaFossils Jaguars, Creed, Roam, Big Cats, Natural History, South America

Natural History

Jaguars (Panthera onca) first dispersed to North America across the Bering Land Bridge in the Pleistocene and were much larger than those living today in Central and South America. Although they don't live in Florida anymore, they were once common. #fossils #jaguars #BigCats #FloridaFossils

Florida Museum

Armed with huge claws, this Giant Ground Sloth specimen stands at 15 feet tall, and is estimated to have weighed more than 3 tons. It's the largest sloth species to migrate north during the Great American Interchange roughly 3 million years ago. The #fossil in our exhibit hall is a popular specimen! #FloridaFossils Disney Documentary, Ground Sloth, Adventures By Disney, One Tree, Artist Paint, Animation Film, Individual Style

Disney Documentary

Adventures By Disney

Individual Style

Armed with huge claws, this Giant Ground Sloth specimen stands at 15 feet tall, and is estimated to have weighed more than 3 tons. It's the largest sloth species to migrate north during the Great American Interchange roughly 3 million years ago. The #fossil in our exhibit hall is a popular specimen! #FloridaFossils

Columbian mammoth vs. American mastodon! The first thing you see when you walk into our galleries is a 14-foot-tall, 16,000-year-old Columbian #mammoth skeleton. Around the corner is an American #mastodon. Both of these #fossils were discovered in nearby Aucilla River. Discover the differences between these two ancient proboscideans that once walked the earth thousands of years ago. #FloridaFossils Mastodon, Walk The Earth, Foot Tall, Beautiful Architecture, Museums, Galleries

Beautiful Architecture

Columbian mammoth vs. American mastodon! The first thing you see when you walk into our galleries is a 14-foot-tall, 16,000-year-old Columbian #mammoth skeleton. Around the corner is an American #mastodon. Both of these #fossils were discovered in nearby Aucilla River. Discover the differences between these two ancient proboscideans that once walked the earth thousands of years ago. #FloridaFossils

“A site like this is rare in #Florida, and the flora and fauna here are relatively diverse. For Florida, it’s one of the few places where you can actually find fossil leaves, fruit, pollen and flowers in exposed sediment,” said Terry Lott. A decade of research at the Florida Museum reveals what #Florida looked like 13 to 16 million years ago. #paleobotany #fossils #FloridaFossils #FossilPlants Apalachicola, Ancient Forest, Lott, Flo Rida, Bedrock, Sediment, Flora And Fauna, Scientists

Flora And Fauna

“A site like this is rare in #Florida, and the flora and fauna here are relatively diverse. For Florida, it’s one of the few places where you can actually find fossil leaves, fruit, pollen and flowers in exposed sediment,” said Terry Lott. A decade of research at the Florida Museum reveals what #Florida looked like 13 to 16 million years ago. #paleobotany #fossils #FloridaFossils #FossilPlants

These rare Floridatragulus dolichanthereus #fossils are from an extinct extinct long-jawed camel known from about 60 total specimens all found at the Thomas Farm locality in Florida. Related species fossils are found in other areas of North America #FloridaFossils #Florida #ancientFlorida #prehistoricFlorida Paleontology, Prehistoric, Dinosaurs, North America, Camel

These rare Floridatragulus dolichanthereus #fossils are from an extinct extinct long-jawed camel known from about 60 total specimens all found at the Thomas Farm locality in Florida. Related species fossils are found in other areas of North America #FloridaFossils #Florida #ancientFlorida #prehistoricFlorida

The Virginia opossum (or North American opossum) has been living in North America for around 600,000 years, according to our #fossil records. It was one of many species to move her from South America during the during the Great American Biotic Interchange. #FloridaFossils #Florida #ancientFlorida #prehistoricFlorida Bat Skeleton, Opossum, Vulture, Evolution, Virginia

The Virginia opossum (or North American opossum) has been living in North America for around 600,000 years, according to our #fossil records. It was one of many species to move her from South America during the during the Great American Biotic Interchange. #FloridaFossils #Florida #ancientFlorida #prehistoricFlorida

Carcharodon hastalis #fossil teeth have been found in most Miocene and Pliocene marine deposits in Florida where sharks are present. Many paleontologists believe it to be ancestral to the living great white shark. #FloridaFossils #Florida #ancientFlorida #prehistoricFlorida #sharks Petrified Wood Jewelry, Megalodon, Reuben, Great White Shark, Ancestral

Petrified Wood Jewelry

Great White Shark

Carcharodon hastalis #fossil teeth have been found in most Miocene and Pliocene marine deposits in Florida where sharks are present. Many paleontologists believe it to be ancestral to the living great white shark. #FloridaFossils #Florida #ancientFlorida #prehistoricFlorida #sharks

This #fossil is from an extinct Lesser short-faced bear (Arctodus pristinus) from #Florida from the early Pleistocene. Among modern bears, it is most closely related to the spectacled bear of South America. #FloridaFossils #Florida #ancientFlorida #prehistoricFlorida #bears Short Faced Bear, Spectacled Bear

Short Faced Bear

Spectacled Bear

This #fossil is from an extinct Lesser short-faced bear (Arctodus pristinus) from #Florida from the early Pleistocene. Among modern bears, it is most closely related to the spectacled bear of South America. #FloridaFossils #Florida #ancientFlorida #prehistoricFlorida #bears

This #fossil is a Leidy’s giraffe camel (Aepycamelus major) from #Florida over 6 million years ago. It had an estimated shoulder height of at least 13 feet, plus an additional 5 to 6 feet for the neck, which makes it likely Florida's tallest land mammal. #FloridaFossils #Florida #ancientFlorida #prehistoricFlorida Convergent Evolution, Cervical Vertebrae, Mammals, Giraffe

Convergent Evolution

Cervical Vertebrae

This #fossil is a Leidy’s giraffe camel (Aepycamelus major) from #Florida over 6 million years ago. It had an estimated shoulder height of at least 13 feet, plus an additional 5 to 6 feet for the neck, which makes it likely Florida's tallest land mammal. #FloridaFossils #Florida #ancientFlorida #prehistoricFlorida

The extinct Aquila bivia was a large eagle, most similar to the modern golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) but somewhat larger. It lived here in #Florida more than 1.5 million years ago! #FloridaFossils #Fossils #birds #ancientBirds #Raptors #eagle Fossil Art, Golden Eagle, Raptors, Eagles

The extinct Aquila bivia was a large eagle, most similar to the modern golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) but somewhat larger. It lived here in #Florida more than 1.5 million years ago! #FloridaFossils #Fossils #birds #ancientBirds #Raptors #eagle

This loooong fossil is from the leg of an extinct species of stork. Asphalt storks were large--over 4 feet tall--and they appear in the #fossil record across North America. This #Florida fossil is from nearby Ichetucknee River. Common name: asphalt stork or La Brea stork | Species: Ciconia maltha | Specimen: # UF/PB 8067 | Age: Late Pleistocene #FloridaFossil #BirdFossil #stork Storks, Brea, Asphalt, Specimen

This loooong fossil is from the leg of an extinct species of stork. Asphalt storks were large--over 4 feet tall--and they appear in the #fossil record across North America. This #Florida fossil is from nearby Ichetucknee River. Common name: asphalt stork or La Brea stork | Species: Ciconia maltha | Specimen: # UF/PB 8067 | Age: Late Pleistocene #FloridaFossil #BirdFossil #stork

"Just imagine: a fetid mess of deadness. Wonderful!" he grins. "It's rare that you get to see so many bones strewn in front of you like this. There are so many on this site it's like 'pick-up sticks'." (#Dinosaurs via BBC News) Fossil Bones, Diplodocus, Brachiosaurus, Sea Dragon, Dinosaur Bones, Stegosaurus, Hoarding, History Museum

"Just imagine: a fetid mess of deadness. Wonderful!" he grins. "It's rare that you get to see so many bones strewn in front of you like this. There are so many on this site it's like 'pick-up sticks'." (#Dinosaurs via BBC News)

This #fossil is a jaw from Osbornodon iamonensis, an extinct, primitive, coyote-sized species in the dog family. Specimens have been found in #Florida and Nebraska dating to the early Miocene (23.6-16.3 million years ago). Carnivores, Coyote, Anthropology, Jaw, Archaeology

This #fossil is a jaw from Osbornodon iamonensis, an extinct, primitive, coyote-sized species in the dog family. Specimens have been found in #Florida and Nebraska dating to the early Miocene (23.6-16.3 million years ago).

This #fossil is the complete lower jaw of a Webb's tapir (Tapirus webbi) from the Love Bone Bed, a site not far from the Museum. It's the oldest known species of Tapirus from #Florida and dates to 9.5 to 8 mya. Their average size was over 800 lbs! #FloridaFossils #Fossils #Tapir Tapir, Average, Dates, Lower, Old Things

This #fossil is the complete lower jaw of a Webb's tapir (Tapirus webbi) from the Love Bone Bed, a site not far from the Museum. It's the oldest known species of Tapirus from #Florida and dates to 9.5 to 8 mya. Their average size was over 800 lbs! #FloridaFossils #Fossils #Tapir

Look at this gomphothere jaw from our Montbrook #fossil dig site! Look at those teeth. It took the entire Montbrook team of staff and volunteers to excavate this Rhynchotherium and now it's in the prep lab being carefully pieced back together. Many fossils need to be reconstructed like giant (heavy, yet fragile) puzzles that take hours. Species: Rhynchotherium sp. / Specimen: UF 432000 #SummerOfSpecimens #paleontology Paleo Recipes, That Look, Volunteers, Puzzles, Teeth

Look at this gomphothere jaw from our Montbrook #fossil dig site! Look at those teeth. It took the entire Montbrook team of staff and volunteers to excavate this Rhynchotherium and now it's in the prep lab being carefully pieced back together. Many fossils need to be reconstructed like giant (heavy, yet fragile) puzzles that take hours. Species: Rhynchotherium sp. / Specimen: UF 432000 #SummerOfSpecimens #paleontology

Florida Museum

Our Montbrook #fossil dig team has assigned the 20,000th catalog number to an Amphiuma specimen! It was collected by long-time #volunteer Dean Warner and cataloged thanks to an NSF grant. #paleontology #NSFgrant #fossils #Florida Rocks And Fossils, Grant, Volunteer, Dig, Catalog, Number

Rocks And Fossils

Our Montbrook #fossil dig team has assigned the 20,000th catalog number to an Amphiuma specimen! It was collected by long-time #volunteer Dean Warner and cataloged thanks to an NSF grant. #paleontology #NSFgrant #fossils #Florida

Florida Museum

This capybara #fossil (Hydrochoerus) dates to ~160-300 thousand years ago, before humans arrived here in #Florida. It was an invasive that integrated into the food web successfully, eating native plants and becoming prey for native predators. Capybara arrived in North America during the same period as terror birds and mastadons. Specimen: UF 11337 #SummerOfSpecimens #fossils #CollectionsAreEssential Species Of Dogs, Food Web, Capybara, Native Plants, Prey

Species Of Dogs

This capybara #fossil (Hydrochoerus) dates to ~160-300 thousand years ago, before humans arrived here in #Florida. It was an invasive that integrated into the food web successfully, eating native plants and becoming prey for native predators. Capybara arrived in North America during the same period as terror birds and mastadons. Specimen: UF 11337 #SummerOfSpecimens #fossils #CollectionsAreEssential

Florida Museum

Look familiar? There are several modern species of "cup-and-saucer" snails, but this #fossil #mollusk, Crucibulum lawrencei, is from the Pliocene (~5.3-2.5 million years ago). The little inner cup is where the muscle attaches to the shell. #SummerOfSpecimens Mollusk, Snails, Cup And Saucer, Muscle, Inner, Shell

Look familiar? There are several modern species of "cup-and-saucer" snails, but this #fossil #mollusk, Crucibulum lawrencei, is from the Pliocene (~5.3-2.5 million years ago). The little inner cup is where the muscle attaches to the shell. #SummerOfSpecimens

Florida Museum

Carcharocles #megalodon was an apex predator in ancient oceans and grew to about 60 feet long. Scientists estimate the species went extinct ~2.6 million years ago, but there are many places around the world you can find #fossil shark teeth, and #Florida is one of the best. #SummerOfSpecimens #CollectionsAreEssential #sharks #extinct #teeth #fossilhunting #3Dprinting Fossil Hunting, Fossilized Coral, Apex Predator, Prehistoric Creatures, Rocks And Minerals

Fossilized Coral

Prehistoric Creatures

Rocks And Minerals

Carcharocles #megalodon was an apex predator in ancient oceans and grew to about 60 feet long. Scientists estimate the species went extinct ~2.6 million years ago, but there are many places around the world you can find #fossil shark teeth, and #Florida is one of the best. #SummerOfSpecimens #CollectionsAreEssential #sharks #extinct #teeth #fossilhunting #3Dprinting

Florida Museum

Smilodon fatalis is just one saber-tooth cat species found in #Florida, and it's one of the larger of the Smilodon species--something close to the size of a tiger. This came from the Ichetucknee River, not far from here. A lot of fantastic #fossils have been found in Florida's rivers, but rivers offer their own complex issues to studying these discoveries. #SummerOfSpecimens #Fossil #sabertoothcats Smilodon, Cat Species, Sabertooth, Tiger, Acorn, Studying, Complex

Smilodon fatalis is just one saber-tooth cat species found in #Florida, and it's one of the larger of the Smilodon species--something close to the size of a tiger. This came from the Ichetucknee River, not far from here. A lot of fantastic #fossils have been found in Florida's rivers, but rivers offer their own complex issues to studying these discoveries. #SummerOfSpecimens #Fossil #sabertoothcats

Florida Museum

Siderastrea coral is a colonial coral that grows in low dome shapes, sometimes on top of older growths like this. (Does it look like pancakes to you?) This #fossil coral doesn't look much different than modern species do, even though it's from the Pliocene, making it several million years old. #SummerOfSpecimens #fossils #coral Fossil Coral, Colonial, Alien, Dome, Pancakes, Shapes, Modern

Siderastrea coral is a colonial coral that grows in low dome shapes, sometimes on top of older growths like this. (Does it look like pancakes to you?) This #fossil coral doesn't look much different than modern species do, even though it's from the Pliocene, making it several million years old. #SummerOfSpecimens #fossils #coral

Florida Museum

After the bigger fossils are retrieved from our Montbrook #fossil dig, what happens to the rest of the 'stuff'? A lot! Hop over to the Montbrook site & blog to learn more about the microverts, the dig, and info on how to get involved! Hint: #snakes, #frogs, sirens, and more! #FossilFriday #FrogFriday Sirens, Snakes, Frogs, Stuffed Mushrooms, Rest, Shit Happens, Info

Stuffed Mushrooms

After the bigger fossils are retrieved from our Montbrook #fossil dig, what happens to the rest of the 'stuff'? A lot! Hop over to the Montbrook site & blog to learn more about the microverts, the dig, and info on how to get involved! Hint: #snakes, #frogs, sirens, and more! #FossilFriday #FrogFriday

Florida Museum