Contact
Florida Museum of Natural History
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Gainesville, Florida 32611-7800
352-273-2110
portell@flmnh.ufl.edu
Collection
Invertebrate Paleontology & Micropaleontology
Research Interests
Systematics, paleoecology, biogeography, and biostratigraphy of Cenozoic macro-invertebrates of the southeastern USA, Caribbean, and Central and South America with an emphasis on arthropods, echinoderms, brachiopods, and mollusks.
Publications
Recent Research News
The immense journey: The life of Harry Lee, in the words of those who knew him
In his book, “The Immense Journey,” anthropologist Loren Eiseley wrote, “If there is magic in this world, it is contained…
Cosmic pearls: Fossil clams contain evidence of ancient meteorite
Researchers picking through the contents of fossil clams from a Sarasota County quarry found dozens of tiny glass beads, likely…
The man behind the world’s largest private shell collection
Volunteer Harry Lee has been transferring shells to the Florida Museum one car load at a time for eight years.…
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