invertebrates

Oliva gatunensis | olive shell | aceituna de Gatún

Jun 12, 2015

This Fossil Friday we have the shell of an olive snail called Oliva gatunensis. This specimen was found by PCP … Continue

The shell of the modern muricid gastropod Murex globusus (left) and a fossil barnacle with an incomplete drill hole from the Armuelles Formation of Panama. (M. globusus photo courtesy of Kevmin, barnacle photo excerpted from Klompmaker et al. 2015)

Fossil Friday 5/8/15: Barnacles!

May 8, 2015

This Fossil Friday we have a barnacle from the Pleistocene Armuelles Formation. Barnacles are crustacean arthropods (Phylum Arthropoda, Subphylum Crustacea), … Continue

Museum Intern Will Tifft takes a swing at a difficult layer of Las Palmas along the Panama Canal.

Spring Break in Panama

Mar 4, 2015

This week 15 additional people descended on the Panama Canal – the University of Florida Spring Break crew has arrived. … 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

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