invertebrate fossil

UF 221418, the two valves of the basket clam Caryocorbula stena. Note that the valve with the bore hole is much smaller than the other valve. Photo © IVP FLMNH.

Fossil Friday 3/25/16: A basket clam

Mar 25, 2016

This week’s Fossil Friday feature is the basket clam Caryocorbula stena. This specimen was found in the Gatún Formation and … Continue

A modern day Flabellum sp. Photo © Nick Hobgood, via Wikimedia Commons.

Fossil Friday 3/11/16: A corallum (Flabellum sp.)

Mar 11, 2016

This week’s Fossil Friday feature is the fossilized corallum, or coral skeleton, of a coral (Phylum Cnidaria, Class Anthozoa) called … Continue

Crucibulum (Dispotaea) spingvaleense | Springvale cup and saucer limpet | cucharón del Springvale

Fossil Friday 12/11/15: a Springvale Cup and Saucer Limpet

Dec 11, 2015

This week’s Fossil Friday is the Springvale cup and saucer limpet, Crucibulum springvaleense. This specimen was collected from the Gatún … Continue

UF 222942, a valve of the Venus clam Chionopsis tegulum. Photo © IVP FLMNH.

Fossil Friday 11/6/15: A Venus clam

Nov 6, 2015

For this week’s Fossil Friday we have a Venus clam (family Veneridae) from the Gatún Formation, Chionopsis tegulum. This Venus … Continue

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

UF 221284, the snail of the dove snail Strombina lessepsiana. Photo © IVP FLMNH.

Fossil Friday 9/11/15: A dove snail

Sep 11, 2015

On this Fossil Friday, I am presenting a dove snail called Strombina lessepsiana, which is a member of the marine … Continue

Invertebrate- Silicone Molds

Sep 2, 2015

Hi my name is Aly Tucker and I am a new intern and I am studying invertebrates. I graduated in … Continue

Architectonica nobilis | sundial | arquitecto

Fossil Friday 7/31/15: A sundial snail

Jul 31, 2015

The subject of this week’s Fossil Friday is the sundial snail Architectonica nobilis. This particular specimen is late Miocene in … Continue

An extant Mellita longifissa plowing through sand. (Photo © Carolina~commonswik)

Fossil Friday 7/10/15: A flat sand dollar

Jul 10, 2015

This Fossil Friday I would like to focus on the genus Mellita, a group of flat sand dollars (Class Echinoidea, … Continue

UF 232528, the shell of the moon snail Stigmaulax guppiana. The complete drill hole found on this shell shows that it was the victim of another drilling predator, perhaps even another moon snail. (Photo © IVP FLMNH)

Fossil Friday 6/26/15: A predatory snail

Jun 26, 2015

For this rendition of Fossil Friday, we have a predatory snail called Stigmaulax guppiana. This specimen was found by IVP … Continue

Working Around the Lab

Jun 12, 2015

For the past couple of weeks I’ve been working around the lab unpacking, organizing, and preparing the Panama specimens. I’ve … Continue

Oliva gatunensis | olive shell | aceituna de Gatún

Fossil Friday 6/12/15: An olive snail

Jun 12, 2015

This Fossil Friday we have the shell of an olive snail called Oliva gatunensis. This specimen was found by PCP … Continue

All the Small Things

May 20, 2015

Over the past couple of weeks I’ve been working on several smaller projects around the lab that have included identifying … Continue

The shell of the modern muricid gastropod Murex globusus (left) and a fossil barnacle with an incomplete drill hole from the Armuelles Formation of Panama. (M. globusus photo courtesy of Kevmin, barnacle photo excerpted from Klompmaker et al. 2015)

Fossil Friday 5/8/15: Barnacles!

May 8, 2015

This Fossil Friday we have a barnacle from the Pleistocene Armuelles Formation. Barnacles are crustacean arthropods (Phylum Arthropoda, Subphylum Crustacea), … Continue

Two sample specimen from the State Museum of Entomology in Gainesville, Florida. Loaned by Dr. G.B. Edwards

Milly the Millipede

May 8, 2015

For the last few weeks Roger and I have been prepping out the millipede that was found by Aaron Wood in … Continue

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