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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 271625, the left mandible of Paratoceras orarius. Photo © VP FLMNH.

Fossil Friday 9/4/15: A small protoceratine

Sep 4, 2015

For this week’s Fossil Friday, we have a newly identified protoceratid called Paratoceras orarius. This protoceratid is the smallest member … Continue

All the Small Things

May 20, 2015

Over the past couple of weeks I’ve been working on several smaller projects around the lab that have included identifying … Continue

UF280000, a dorsal view of the skull of Nanokogia isthmia. (Photo excerpted from Velez-Juarbe et al. 2015)

Fossil Friday 5/15/15: A kogiid whale

May 15, 2015

For this Fossil Friday we have a whale of a discovery to share, specifically the skull of a kogiid whale. … 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

Ocean currents before the formation of the Isthmus of Panama. Photo Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute

Smithsonian’s Panama Debate Fueled by Zircon Dating | Newsdesk

Apr 10, 2015

Camilo Montes and colleagues have made exciting discoveries about the dating of the rise of the Isthmus of Panama using … Continue

Una breve historia geológica de Panamá

Mar 23, 2015

Según nos hemos enterado, el grupo de visitantes de la Universidad de Florida acaba de regresar de su visita en … Continue

Overlooking view of the canal from Zion Hill. Puente Centenario is visible in the distance.

A Brief Paleohistory of Panamá

Mar 13, 2015

As we have heard, the visiting group from the University of Florida just got back from a visit to Panamá, during which … 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

Cleaning up after spring break

Mar 12, 2015

And we’re back! A ton has happened since our last post. A huge group of our scientific partners at the … Continue

PCP-PIRE intern Justy Alicea ready to be lifted to the jungle canopy.

Panama!

Mar 11, 2015

…Aaand we’re back! After over a week in Panama, we are back in Gainesville, a little tanner and a little … 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

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

Reconstructing the shell of a turtle known as Pleurodira sp

Paleobotanist life for me

Feb 26, 2015

These past few days in the prep lab I have been reconstructing the shell of a turtle known as Pleurodira … 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

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