Ancient global warming resulted in carnivorous mammal’s evolution
About 55 million years ago, a warming event that swept the globe had a profound effect on mammals. A Florida…Read More
Megalodon shark nursery discovered
Florida Museum of Natural History researchers have discovered a 10-million-year-old Neotropical nursery area for the extinct megalodon shark in Panama,…Read More
New study first to directly measure body temperatures of extinct species
A new study by researchers from five institutions including the University of Florida introduces the first method to directly measure body temperatures…Read More
Ancient crocodile relative likely food source for Titanoboa
A 60-million-year-old relative of crocodiles described this week by University of Florida researchers in the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology was…Read More
Uncovering the ancient origins of modern opossum
A Florida Museum researcher has co-authored a study tracing the evolution of the modern opossum back to the extinction of…Read More
Preserved shark fossil adds evidence to great white’s origins
A new study from Florida Museum of Natural History researchers could help resolve a long-standing debate in shark paleontology: From…Read More
54-million-year-old skull reveals early evolution of primate brains
Researchers at the Florida Museum of Natural History and the University of Winnipeg have developed the first detailed images of…Read More
Ancient mammals shifted diets as climate changed
A new study shows mammals change their dietary niches based on climate-driven environmental changes, contradicting a common assumption that species…Read More
At 45 feet long, ‘Titanoboa’ snake ruled the Amazon
Florida Museum researchers’ discovery of a giant fossilized snake in Colombia reveals a picture of warmer tropics ruled by beasts…Read More
Study shows largest North America climate change in 65 million years
The largest climate change in central North America since the age of the dinosaurs 65 million years ago, a temperature…Read More