Gracile Saber-toothed Cat
This object is on permanent display in the Florida Fossils: Evolution of Life and Land exhibit, […]
Three-toed Transitional Horse
This object is on permanent display in the Florida Fossils: Evolution of Life and Land exhibit, […]
Columbian Mammoth
This object is on permanent display in the Denny Family Gallery, located in the main Museum […]
Caribbean Monk Seal
Caribbean Monk Seals were last seen in the 1950s, in part because people overhunted them for […]
Southeastern Beach Mice
Florida’s Beach Mouse populations are specialized to certain climatic conditions and coastal habitats unique to the […]
Florida Manatee
Since 1974, over 1700 manatee deaths have been caused by watercraft collisions, which leave recognizable scars. […]
Florida Panther
Florida Panthers are an endangered subspecies of cougar living in South Florida forests and swamps. Once […]
White’s Bear-Dog
During excavations, paleontologists place fragile fossils inside plaster jackets to protect them for transport to the […]
Leisey Shell Pit Specimens
In the early 1980s, amateur paleontologists discovered fossils at a commercial shell pit near Tampa. Public […]
Humpback Whale
Many whale species swim near Florida shores. They sometimes become stranded and die on Florida beaches, […]
