Key Points Archaeologists have debated for decades over how Mississippian-style pottery ended up in Tampa Bay, an area long ...

Enhydritherium terraenovae is a large, extinct otter capable of living in both freshwater and coastal marine habitats. A nearly complete skeleton is on permanent public display at the Florida Museum ...

Become a member of the Florida Museum and join scientists, curators and educators on a journey of discovery! Experience the unique natural history of Florida. Learn about the biological diversity and ...

Most adult cornsnakes are about 30-48 inches (76-122 cm) in total length. Adults are orangish-brown with black bordered orange, red, or brownish blotches. There is a spear-shaped pattern on the head ...

Worldwide there are probably 70-100 shark attacks annually resulting in about 5 deaths. We say “probably” because not all shark attacks are reported; our information from Third World countries is ...

Browse and search our list of species profiles of sharks. Search or sort the list by scientific name, common name, or family below. Follow the links to profiles on each of the fishes with full ...

Positive identification of attacking sharks is very difficult since victims rarely make adequate observations of the attacker during the "heat" of the interaction. Tooth remains are seldom found in ...

This timeline allows you to browse the images and artifacts in the virtual exhibit by chronological order, or to study a particular time period of interest. If this is your first visit, we recommend ...

The strength and significance of the FLMNH Invertebrate Paleontology (IP) Collection resides in the extensive amount of material collected within the last 50 years from over 8,500 sites around Florida ...

About the size of a grizzly bear, this species is the largest canid ever known. Its known range extended across the United States from Florida to California and Oregon. Epicyon haydeni had a wide ...

The Calusa may have been the only ancient people in North America who established a kingdom without practicing agriculture. Their sophistication and fierceness enabled them to resist Spanish ...

White sharks exhibit stark differences between the DNA in their nuclei and the DNA in their mitochondria. Until now, scientists have pointed to the migration patterns of great whites to explain the ...