Vertebrate Paleontology

Turritellids in the Gatún Formation. Photo courtesy of Stephanie Sang.

Fossil Friday 10/9/15: Fossils from the Gatún Formation!

Oct 9, 2015

For this week’s Fossil Friday I am going to send you off to see what invertebrate paleontologists Jonathan Hendricks and … Continue

calcitic mudstone chock full of fossilized plant material

Field Training at the University of Florida!

Oct 2, 2015

Hi all, I am the new 2015-2016 PCP-PIRE field intern! A little about me: My name is Dipa Desai, and … Continue

UF 247257, the partial rib of a whale. Photo © VP FLMNH.

Fossil Friday 9/25/15: A whale rib

Sep 25, 2015

For this week’s Fossil Friday, we are going to look at a partial rib of a cetacean. This specimen was … Continue

UF 247292, an upper tooth of the tiger shark Galeocerdo cuvier. Photo © VP FLMNH.

Fossil Friday 9/18/15: A tiger shark tooth

Sep 18, 2015

UF 247292, an upper tooth of the tiger shark Galeocerdo cuvier. Photo © VP FLMNH. Today’s Fossil Friday is an … Continue

UF 271625, the left mandible of Paratoceras orarius. Photo © VP FLMNH.

Fossil Friday 9/4/15: A small protoceratine

Sep 4, 2015

For this week’s Fossil Friday, we have a newly identified protoceratid called Paratoceras orarius. This protoceratid is the smallest member … Continue

UF/FGS 5680, the lower left first molar (m1) of Floridatragulus dolichanthereus. Left: occlusal surface; right: medial surface (side facing the tongue). Photo © VP FLMNH.

Fossil Friday: A camel tooth

Jul 24, 2015

This Fossil Friday, we have a tooth from the camelid Floridatragulus dolichanthereus. This specimen was found by Stanley J. Olsen … Continue

UF 236934, the upper left second molar of an indeterminate peccary. (Photo © VP FLMNH)

7/17/15: A peccary tooth

Jul 17, 2015

For this Fossil Friday I would like to present an upper tooth of a peccary (Family Tayassuidae). This specimen was … Continue

UF 264544, the left otolith of Paralonchurus trinidadensis. (Photo © VP FLMNH)

Fossil Friday 7/3/15: An otolith

Jul 3, 2015

For this week’s Fossil Friday we have an otolith from a fish called Paralonchurus trinidadensis. This specimen was found at … Continue

UF 244434, the left half of the skull of Culebrasuchus mesoamericanus. This is a left lateral view of the skull, which gives us a look at the animal’s teeth. (Photo © VP FLMNH)

Fossil Friday 6/19/15: A partial caiman skull

Jun 19, 2015

This Fossil Friday we have a caiman (Family Alligatoridae, Subfamily Caimaninae) named Culebrasuchus mesoamericanus. This specimen was found by PCP … Continue

Clue: solving the mysteries of the teeth

Jun 17, 2015

Identifying extinct species is like solving mysteries (but these mysteries can be more than 56 million years old) and the … Continue

Pocket Horse

Jun 15, 2015

Let’s imagine for a moment the great western plains of North America. The sky is blue, up above seems to … Continue

A partial mandible belonging to the camelid Nothokemas

Full Circle

Jun 8, 2015

A few weeks ago when the rest of the Museum interns and myself went to Thomas Farm, we excavated a … Continue

Fossil Friday 6/5/15: A lemon shark tooth

Jun 5, 2015

For this rendition of Fossil Friday we have the upper tooth of a lemon shark, Negaprion brevirostris. It was collected … Continue

Picture taken from: http://animals.howstuffworks.com/mammals/camel-go-without-water1.htm

American Camel

Jun 2, 2015

It is most likely that every time we think of a camel the first thing that comes to our minds … Continue

Reconstructing a Gomphothere (Mastodont relative)

May 29, 2015

This past week I was assign to reconstruct a gomphothere’s tusk and rib bone. I am actually the fourth person … Continue