Florida Oligocene painting by David Miller
Oligocene Epoch 34 million to 23 million years ago During the Oligocene, global temperatures cooled, trapping water in the polar … Continued
Florida Oligocene painting by Carl Buell
Oligocene Epoch 34 million to 23 million years ago During the previous epoch, Florida was under water, but the global … Continued
Florida Eocene painting by David Miller
Eocene Epoch 56 million to 34 million years ago During the Eocene, the Earth was generally warmer than it is … Continued
Florida Fossils: Pleistocene Epoch
Pleistocene Epoch 2 million to 10,000 years ago The ice ages of the Pleistocene wreaked climatic havoc on the northern … Continued
Florida Fossils: Pliocene Epoch
Pliocene Epoch 5 million to 2 million years ago The formation of a land bridge across Panama in Central America … Continued
Florida Fossils: Miocene Epoch
Miocene Epoch 24 million to 5 million years ago While much of the Northern Hemisphere was becoming cooler, the warm … Continued
Florida Fossils: Oligocene Epoch
Oligocene Epoch 34 million to 24 million years ago Global climates became cooler during the Oligocene, causing sea levels to … Continued
Florida Fossils: Eocene Epoch
Eocene Epoch 55 million to 34 million years ago During this period, lush tropical forests blanketed much of the world’s … Continued
Mammoths and mastodons and sloths, oh my!
What’s the difference between a mammoth and a mastodon? Were there other sharks besides the famous Megalodon swimming in the … Continued
Museum from home: Florida’s fossil history!
What was Florida like hundreds of thousands of years ago? What do the fossils we discover today tell us about … Continued