Fossil Friday 5/6/16: A turtle dentary
Today’s Fossil Friday post is on the dentary, or lower jaw bone, of a turtle (possibly Rhinoclemmys panamaensis) found at the … Continue
Fossil Friday 4/22/16: A New World Monkey
This week’s Fossil Friday (and Earth Day) feature highlights an important new discovery that was just published in the journal … Continue
Fossil Friday 4/8/16: An artiodactyl tibia
For this week’s Fossil Friday post I present an artiodactyl tibia, perhaps one of a peccary (Family Tayassuidae) or a … Continue
Fossil Friday 3/18/16: A gomphothere
On this week’s Fossil Friday I would like to show you a gomphothere tooth from Lake Alajuela (Alajuela Formation). Gomphotheres … Continue
Dr. Jacquelyn Gill at UF
Day 67: I gave a seminar today at @uflorida! I've really enjoyed my visit. #365scienceselfies pic.twitter.com/2j6AxnmXtv — Jacquelyn Gill (@JacquelynGill) … Continue
Fossil Friday 2/26/16: A boa constrictor
This week’s Fossil Friday post highlights fossil vertebrae of the boa constrictor (binomial name: Boa constrictor) found in the Las … Continue
Fossil Friday 2/5/16: A hammerhead shark tooth
This week’s Fossil Friday post showcases a hammerhead (Sphyrna sp.) shark tooth. This particular specimen is from the Milwhite Gunn … Continue
Fossil Friday 1/29/16: A camel astragalus
This week’s Fossil Friday features an astragalus of the camel Aguascalientia panamaensis. You can easily tell that these and other … Continue
Fossil Friday 1/15/16: A camel mandible
This week’s Fossil Friday is the mandible of the camel Aguascalientia minuta. This specimen was found at the Lirio Norte … Continue
Fossil Friday 12/18/15: An extinct carcharhiniform shark
This week’s Fossil Friday feature is the tooth of an extinct species of shark called Physogaleus contortus. This specimen was … Continue
New Fossil Finds at Puente Centenario
This week we had an exciting time in the field, specifically at our site under Puente Centenario. Under the shadow … Continue
Fossil Friday 11/27/15: An equid
Our Black Friday fossil feature is the partial mandible of an unidentified horse (order Perissodactyla, family Equidae). This fossil was … Continue
Fossil Friday 11/13/15: An anthracothere astragalus
This week’s Fossil Friday (the 13th) post features an anthracothere astragalus! This specimen was found in El Lirio Norte of … Continue
Fossil Friday 10/30/2015: A crocodylian osteoderm
This week’s Fossil Friday features an osteoderm of a crocodylian. This osteoderm was found at the Lirio East site of … Continue
Fossil Friday 10/23/15: A podocnemidid turtle
This week’s Fossil Friday features the peripheral of a podocnemidid turtle! This specimen was found in El Lirio Norte of … Continue