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Invertebrate Paleontology

Two sand dollars and a heart urchin on a black background

Climate Change

Sea urchins keep on trucking while other marine life languishes in the Florida Keys

November 7, 2022

In the summer of 2020, Florida Museum researchers Tobias Grun and Michał Kowalewski dove into the shallow waters off the…Read More

Two people stand in front of a panoramic fossil exhibit

Hires & Promotions

Rachel Narducci takes on new role as vertebrate paleontology collections manager

October 26, 2022

Like many children, Rachel Narducci gained a love and appreciation of dinosaurs from the movie “Jurassic Park.” Unlike most kids…Read More

Image of a sandy shore strewn with seashells and driftwood

Climate Change

Adriatic ecosystems withstand major climate shifts but wither under human impact

April 18, 2022

An analysis of more than 70,000 fossils indicates that mollusk communities were incredibly resilient to major climatic shifts during the…Read More

Shelly Gaynor collecting plants along a slope

Fieldwork

Students return to the field with the aid of museum travel awards

October 21, 2021

Every year, the Florida Museum’s Department of Natural History awards funding for University of Florida graduate students to help cover…Read More

fossils

Evolution

Rise of marine predators reshaped ocean life as dramatically as mass extinctions

March 8, 2021

Evolutionary arms races between marine animals overhauled ocean ecosystems on scales similar to the mass extinctions triggered by global disasters,…Read More

doughnut-shaped example of cave pearls

Five Facts

Get to know Florida’s fossil pearls

July 2, 2020

Perhaps you have worn a string of pearls around your neck, paid for a diver to retrieve what you hope…Read More

close-up of raw oysters on ice

Cultural Heritage

Only eat oysters in months with an ‘r’? Rule of thumb is at least 4,000 years old

November 20, 2019

Foodie tradition dictates only eating wild oysters in months with the letter “r” – from September to April – to…Read More

close-up of seagrass

Life on Earth

Seagrass meadows harbor wildlife for centuries, highlighting need for conservation

October 2, 2019

Seagrass meadows put down deep roots, persisting in the same spot for hundreds and possibly thousands of years, a new…Read More

small bones

Collections

Florida Museum receives NSF grant to lead conservation paleobiology research network

August 7, 2019

The National Science Foundation awarded the Florida Museum of Natural History a $500,000 grant to develop a research coordination network…Read More

two glass spheres

Life on Earth

Cosmic pearls: Fossil clams contain evidence of ancient meteorite

July 22, 2019

Researchers picking through the contents of fossil clams from a Sarasota County quarry found dozens of tiny glass beads, likely…Read More

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