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Rhinoclemmys panamaensis jaw bone

Fossil Friday 5/6/16: A turtle dentary

May 6, 2016

Today’s Fossil Friday post is on the dentary, or lower jaw bone, of a turtle (possibly Rhinoclemmys panamaensis) found at the … Continue

white cockle bivalve

Fossil Friday 4/29/16: A white cockle

Apr 29, 2016

This week’s Fossil Friday post focuses on a white cockle of the genus Apiocardia. This bivalve specimen was collected from the … Continue

UF 280128, the left upper first molar (M1) and holotype of Panamacebus transitus. Photo courtesy of Aldo Rincon.

Fossil Friday 4/22/16: A New World Monkey

Apr 22, 2016

This week’s Fossil Friday (and Earth Day) feature highlights an important new discovery that was just published in the journal … Continue

UF 243751, an artiodactyl tibia. Photo © VP FLMNH.

Fossil Friday 4/8/16: An artiodactyl tibia

Apr 8, 2016

For this week’s Fossil Friday post I present an artiodactyl tibia, perhaps one of a peccary (Family Tayassuidae) or a … Continue

UF 221418, the two valves of the basket clam Caryocorbula stena. Note that the valve with the bore hole is much smaller than the other valve. Photo © IVP FLMNH.

Fossil Friday 3/25/16: A basket clam

Mar 25, 2016

This week’s Fossil Friday feature is the basket clam Caryocorbula stena. This specimen was found in the Gatún Formation and … Continue

UF 294322, a left lower third molar (m3) of the gomphothere Gomphotherium sp. Top: occlusal view, bottom: labial view. Figure modified from MacFadden et al. 2015.

Fossil Friday 3/18/16: A gomphothere

Mar 18, 2016

On this week’s Fossil Friday I would like to show you a gomphothere tooth from Lake Alajuela (Alajuela Formation). Gomphotheres … Continue

A modern day Flabellum sp. Photo © Nick Hobgood, via Wikimedia Commons.

Fossil Friday 3/11/16: A corallum (Flabellum sp.)

Mar 11, 2016

This week’s Fossil Friday feature is the fossilized corallum, or coral skeleton, of a coral (Phylum Cnidaria, Class Anthozoa) called … Continue

UF 00621-59109, the holotype of Oreomunnea grahamii. The specimen is shown in a lateral view (A), an apical view (B), and in cross section (C). Figure modified from Herrera et al. 2014.

Fossil Friday 3/4/16: A fossilized fruit (Oreomunnea grahamii)

Mar 4, 2016

For this week’s Fossil Friday post, I would like to show you a fossilized fruit called Oreomunnea grahamii. It was … Continue

A modern Boa constrictor imperator, which is a subspecies of Boa constrictor. Photo © Esteban Alzate.

Fossil Friday 2/26/16: A boa constrictor

Feb 26, 2016

This week’s Fossil Friday post highlights fossil vertebrae of the boa constrictor (binomial name: Boa constrictor) found in the Las … Continue

UF 203814, a valve of the fossil ark clam Anadara (Rasia) dariensis. Photo © IVP FLMNH.

Fossil Friday 2/12/16: An ark shell

Feb 12, 2016

This week’s Fossil Friday feature is a fossil ark shell called Anadara (Rasia) dariensis. This clam was found stuck to … Continue

UF 232587, a hammerhead (Sphyrna sp.) shark tooth. Photo © VP FLMNH.

Fossil Friday 2/5/16: A hammerhead shark tooth

Feb 5, 2016

This week’s Fossil Friday post showcases a hammerhead (Sphyrna sp.) shark tooth. This particular specimen is from the Milwhite Gunn … Continue

UF 244163, the right astragalus of Aguascalientia panamaensis. Photo © VP FLMNH.

Fossil Friday 1/29/16: A camel astragalus

Jan 29, 2016

This week’s Fossil Friday features an astragalus of the camel Aguascalientia panamaensis. You can easily tell that these and other … Continue

Hindsiclava consors | turrid | torreón

Fossil Friday 1/22/16: A turrid snail

Jan 22, 2016

This week’s Fossil Friday post features the turrid snail Hindsiclava consors (Family Turridae). H. consors would have been found in … Continue

UF 254113, the right mandible of Aguascalientia minuta. The left mandible of this particular individual (not shown here) was also recovered and has the same catalog number. Photo © VP FLMNH.

Fossil Friday 1/15/16: A camel mandible

Jan 15, 2016

This week’s Fossil Friday is the mandible of the camel Aguascalientia minuta. This specimen was found at the Lirio Norte … Continue

UF 262186, a lower tooth of Physogaleus contortus. Photo © VP FLMNH.

Fossil Friday 12/18/15: An extinct carcharhiniform shark

Dec 18, 2015

This week’s Fossil Friday feature is the tooth of an extinct species of shark called Physogaleus contortus. This specimen was … Continue

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