December 2014 Archives

UF 236937, a partial maxilla of the fossil horse Anchitherium clarencei. (Photo © VP FLMNH)

Fossil Friday 12/26/14: A three-toed horse

Dec 26, 2014

It’s Fossil Friday again and this time I would like to show you a specimen of a three-toed horse called … Continue

UF 237887, the partially articulated shell of Rhinoclemmys panamaensis. (Photo © VP FLMNH)

Fossil Friday 12/19/14: A turtle

Dec 19, 2014

This Fossil Friday I would like to introduce you to Rhinoclemmys panamaensis. This specimen was collected from the Cucaracha Formation … Continue

The four Fall 2014 field interns preparing a marlin jacket with Jorge Moreno Bernal. Photo by Daniel Mercado.

Changes Coming to PCP PIRE

Dec 17, 2014

PCP PIRE has experienced a lot of change this December. Our Fall 2014 cohort of field interns will be finishing … Continue

Great #Panama discussion at #AGU14 PP poster session. Reuniting members of @PCPPIRE team from Colombia, France & US!!

NSF Post-doc Amanda Waite at AGU

Dec 16, 2014

Currently Amanda Waite (featured in the September eNewsletter) as well as several other PCP PIRE affiliates are at the American … Continue

The left dentary of the anthracothere, Arretotherium meridionale (Photo © VP FLMNH)

Fossil Friday 12/12/14 : An anthracothere

Dec 12, 2014

The specimen for this Fossil Friday is the left lower jaw (dentary) of a juvenile anthracothere Arretotherium meridionale. Anthracotheres were … Continue

Intern Lillian Pearson preparing a piece of rhino vertebra with a carbide pick at a prep lab station. (Photograph © Dawn Mitchell)

Welcome back, Field Interns!

Dec 10, 2014

We would like to welcome the Fall 2014 cohort of PCP-PIRE field interns back to the Florida Museum of Natural … Continue

Month: December 2014