Rachel Narducci takes on new role as vertebrate paleontology collections manager
Like many children, Rachel Narducci gained a love and appreciation of dinosaurs from the movie “Jurassic Park.” Unlike most kids…Read More
Maria Vallejo-Pareja receives paleontology society grant in a first for frog researchers
Maria Vallejo-Pareja, a graduate student at the University of Florida, recently received the Estes Memorial Grant from the Society of…Read More
Alligator Fossils at Montbrook
Jonathan Bloch, a paleontologist at the Florida Museum of Natural History, discusses fossils of alligators and other animals found at…Read More
20-million-year-old tusked sea cow is Central America’s oldest marine mammal
Steven Manchester didn’t set out to discover Central America’s oldest known marine mammal. He was hoping to find fossil plants….Read More
Oldest-known ancestor of modern primates may have come from North America, not Asia
About 56 million years ago, on an Earth so warm that palm trees graced the Arctic Circle, a mouse-sized primate…Read More
Jonathan Bloch appointed chair of department of natural history
Jonathan Bloch has been appointed chair of the Florida Museum of Natural History department of natural history. In the new…Read More
Florida Museum doctoral student wins $15,000 scholarship
The Philanthropic Educational Organization Sisterhood (P.E.O.) has awarded a $15,000 scholarship to Natasha Vitek, a doctoral student in vertebrate paleontology…Read More
Fossils show ancient primates had grooming claws as well as nails
Humans and other primates are outliers among mammals for having nails instead of claws. But how, when and why we…Read More
NSF grant will improve digital access to museum vertebrate fossils
The Florida Museum of Natural History recently received a $500,000 collections grant from the National Science Foundation to improve online…Read More
Odd couple: Florida mouse, gopher tortoise have been rooming for centuries
The Florida mouse and gopher tortoise have been in a serious relationship for thousands of years. Theirs is a commensal…Read More