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    • Miocene Megatoothed Shark
    • Miocene Megatoothed Shark

    Miocene Megatoothed Shark

    This object is on permanent display in the Florida Fossils: Evolution of Life and Land exhibit, […]

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    • Albert’s Skull
    • Albert’s Skull

    Albert’s Skull

    This object is on permanent display in the Exploring Our World exhibit, located in the “Museum […]

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    • Cryptic Sea Stars
    • Cryptic Sea Stars
    • Cryptic Sea Stars
    • Cryptic Sea Stars

    Cryptic Sea Stars

    DNA can unite species that were thought to be different. Scientists believed these Sea Stars to […]

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    • Pencil Urchins
    • Pencil Urchins
    • Pencil Urchins
    • Pencil Urchins

    Pencil Urchins

    Cryptic species – species that look alike – present a challenge for scientists who classify organisms. […]

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    • Maryland darter
    • Maryland darter
    • Maryland darter
    • Maryland darter
    • Maryland darter

    Maryland Darter

    Biologists discovered the Maryland Darter in 1912 in a creek in Maryland, and the reclusive fish […]

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    • Sawfish rostrum
    • Sawfish rosrum
    • Largetooth Sawfish rostrum
    • Sawfish rostrum

    Sawfish

    The five species of sawfishes are globally endangered in part because their rostra (snouts) are prized […]

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    • Goliath Grouper (Taxidermy)
    • Goliath Grouper (Taxidermy)
    • Goliath Grouper
    • Goliath Grouper
    • Goliath Grouper

    Goliath Grouper

    Weighing as much as 800 pounds and growing up to 8 feet, Goliath Grouper are vulnerable […]

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    • Ancient Great White Shark
    • Ancient Great White Shark
    • Ancient Great White Shark
    • Ancient Great White Shark
    • Ancient Great White Shark

    Ancient Great White Shark

    Sharks have skeletons made of cartilage, which rarely preserves in the fossil record. Gordon Hubbell has […]

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    • Giant Clam
    • Giant Clam
    • Giant Clam
    • Giant Clam

    Giant Clam

    Giant Clams can grow to be huge in nutrient-poor waters due to the help of tiny […]

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    • Mummified Alligator Gar
    • Mummified Alligator Gar
    • Mummified Alligator Gar
    • Mummified Alligator Gar

    Mummified Alligator Gar

    Scientists use modern reference specimens to identify bone, shell and plant material from archaeological sites. Alligator […]

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