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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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    • 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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    • 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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    • Walking Catfish
    • Walking Catfish
    • Walking Catfish

    Walking Catfish

    These fish first appeared in Florida in the early 1960s as escapees of the aquarium trade. […]

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    • Lionfish
    • Lionfish
    • Lionfish
    • Lionfish
    • Lionfish

    Pacific Red Lionfish

    Lionfish were introduced to the Atlantic Coast of Florida in the 1980s by either release or […]

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    • Bull shark jaw
    • Bull shark jaw
    • Bull shark jaw
    • Bull shark jaw
    • Bull shark jaw
    • Bull shark jaw

    Bull Shark

    On average, sharks are responsible for six human fatalities per year, while humans annually kill tens […]

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    • Megalodon Shark Jaw
    • Megalodon Shark Jaw

    Megalodon Shark

    Related to the modern great white and mako sharks, Megalodon was a dominant marine predator in […]

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