Fossil Friday

Fossil Friday 4/17/15: Fossil Plants preservation and Identification

Apr 17, 2015

We all must have had in a point of our life heard about how extinct organisms remains become fossilized, either … Continue

Fossil Friday: A simple Cone Shell

Apr 10, 2015

For this edition of Fossil Friday we have the Cone Shell (Conus molis) that was a predatory gastropod from the … Continue

Fossil Friday 4/3/15: A vermetid gastropod

Apr 3, 2015

This Fossil Friday I am happy to introduce a vermetid gastropod, Petaloconchus sculpturatus. Vermetid gastropods, or “worm shells,” are unlike … Continue

UF 237877, the right maxilla of Paratoceras coatesi. (Photo © VP FLMNH)

Fossil Friday 3/27/15: A protoceratid

Mar 27, 2015

On this Fossil Friday I would like to present a protoceratid, Paratoceras coatesi. The specimen shown here is a right … Continue

A modern Glypturus acanthochirus. (Photo courtesy of the Smithsonian Institution)

Fossil Friday 3/20/15: A ghost shrimp

Mar 20, 2015

This Fossil Friday, I’m excited to share a fossil shrimp that was just described in a publication by FLMNH Postdoc … Continue

UF 242872, the tip of an upper tooth of Hemipristis serra. (Photo © VP FLMNH).

Fossil Friday 3/13/2015: A fossil shark tooth

Mar 13, 2015

This Fossil Friday I would like to show you another shark from the Culebra Formation called Hemipristis serra. This specimen … Continue

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Fossil Friday 3/6/15: A jewel box clam

Mar 6, 2015

For this Fossil Friday, we have the right valve of a jewel box clam called Chama berjadinensis. This specimen is … Continue

UF 240747, the test of Encope sp. (Photo © IVP FLMNH)

Fossil Friday 2/27/15: An echinoid

Feb 27, 2015

For this last Friday of February we have a fossil echinoid, Encope sp. Echinoids (Class Echinoidea) belong to the Phylum … Continue

Fossil Friday 2/20/15: A bear dog

Feb 20, 2015

For this week’s Fossil Friday, we have a dentary (mandible) of an amphicyonid from the Cucaracha Formation of Panama. This … Continue

Fossil Friday 2/13/15: Fossil Wood

Feb 13, 2015

This Fossil Friday we are lucky to be showcasing an Early Miocene fossil wood specimen from the Lirio East locality, … Continue

UF 183333, a fossil shell of Aturia sp. The small holes seen on the sides of the shell may have been caused by hydrostatic pressure when the shell sank to the bottom of the ocean after the organism died. (Photo © IVP FLMNH)

Fossil Friday 2/6/14: A cephalopod

Feb 6, 2015

This Fossil Friday we have another invertebrate for you, Aturia. Like last week’s turritellid, Aturia is a mollusc; however, it … Continue

UF 208182, the turritellid Turritella gatunensis. (Photo © IV FLMNH)

Fossil Friday 1/30/15: A turritellid

Jan 30, 2015

This Fossil Friday we’re going for a slight change of pace by introducing you all to an invertebrate! This specimen … Continue

UF 9079, the right dentary of Floridaceras whitei. The specimen is photographed in medial view, showing the inner portion of the lower jaw. (Photo © VP FLMNH)

Fossil Friday 1/23/15: A rhinocerotid

Jan 23, 2015

The subject of this week’s Fossil Friday is a rhinocerotid (commonly known as rhinos) that has been found in Florida and … Continue

An occlusal view (showing the biting/grinding surface of the teeth) of UF 236939, a partial dentary of Aguascalientia panamaensis. From this view, you can see that this dentary includes the left and right canines (c1), the right premolars (p1-3), and the right molars (m1-3). The lowercase letters denote that these teeth are lower teeth while the numbers describe the position in the mouth. (Photo © VP FLMNH)

Fossil Friday 1/16/15: A fossil camel

Jan 16, 2015

This Fossil Friday I would like to introduce you to a floridatraguline camel from the early Miocene Las Cascadas Formation … Continue

UF 262197, the centrum of a lamniform shark. (Photo © VP FLMNH)

Fossil Friday 1/9/15: A shark

Jan 9, 2015

This Fossil Friday we have a fossil centrum of a lamniform shark from the Lirio Norte locality of the Culebra … Continue