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Tag: Florida

Atractosteus spatula (specimens 07-11)

Alligator gar scales (A. spatula) from the Pleistocene epoch

A spatula, Actinopterygii, alligator gar, Animalia, Atractosteus, Cenozoic, Chordata, Eukarya, fish, Florida, Fossils, Lepisosteidae, Lepisosteiformes, Neopterygii, North America, Osteichthyes, Phanerozoic, Pleistocene, Quaternary, ray finned fish, scales, scutes and armour, Unknown Formation, USA

Negaprion brevirostris (specimen 95)

Lemon shark tooth (N. brevirostris) from the Pliocene epoch

Animalia, Bone Valley, Carcharhinidae, Carcharhiniformes, Cenozoic, Chondrichthyes, Chordata, Elasmobranchii, Eukarya, Florida, Fossils, Hawthorn Group, lemon shark, N brevirostris, Negaprion, Neogene, North America, Peace River Formation, Phanerozoic, pliocene, Selachimorpha, sharks, teeth, USA

Cosmopolitodus hastalis (specimen 89)

Broad-tooth mako shark tooth (C. hastalis) from the Miocene epoch

Animalia, Bone Valley, broad tooth mako, broad tooth white shark, C hastalis, Cenozoic, Chondrichthyes, Cosmopolitodus, Elasmobranchii, Eukarya, Florida, Fossils, giant mako, Hawthorn Group, Lamnidae, Lamniformes, Miocene, Neogene, North America, Peace River Formation, Phanerozoic, Selachimorpha, sharks, teeth, USA

Tapirus veroensis (specimen 39)

Extinct tapir incisor tooth (T. veroensis) from the Pleistocene epoch

Amniota, Animalia, Cenozoic, Chordata, Eukarya, Florida, Fossils, Mammalia, mammals, North America, Perissodactyla, Phanerozoic, Pleistocene, Quaternary, Synapsida (non-mammalian), T veroensis, tapir, Tapiridae, Tapirus, teeth, Tetrapoda, Unknown Formation, USA

Panthera onca (specimen 38)

Jaguar partial upper carnassial tooth (P. onca) from the Pleistocene epoch

Amniota, Animalia, big cats, Carnivora, Cenozoic, Chordata, Eukarya, Felidae, Feliformia, Florida, Fossils, jaguar, Mammalia, mammals, North America, P onca, Panthera, Phanerozoic, Pleistocene, Quaternary, Synapsida (non-mammalian), teeth, Tetrapoda, Unknown Formation, USA

Glyptotherium arizonae (specimen 34)

A glypotdon scute (G. arizonae) from the late Pleistocene epoch

Amniota, Animalia, Cenozoic, Chlamyphoridae, Chordata, Cingulata, Eukarya, Florida, Fossils, G arizonae, glyptodon, glyptodont, Glyptodontinae, Glyptotherium, Mammalia, mammals, North America, Phanerozoic, Pleistocene, Quaternary, scutes and armour, Synapsida (non-mammalian), Tetrapoda, Unknown Formation, USA, Xenarthra

Dasypus bellus (specimens 29-33)

Flex scutes belonging to a beautiful armadillo (D. bellus) from the Pleistocene epoch

Amniota, Animalia, armadillos, beautiful armadillo, Cenozoic, Chordata, Cingulata, D bellus, Dasypodidae, Dasypus, Eukarya, Florida, Fossils, Mammalia, North America, Phanerozoic, Pleistocene, Quaternary, scutes and armour, Synapsida (non-mammalian), Tetrapoda, Unknown Formation, USA, Xenarthra

Canis dirus (specimen 28)

Dire wolf lower carnassial tooth (C. dirus) from the late Pleistocene epoch

Amniota, Animalia, C dirus, Canidae, Caniformia, Canis, Carnivora, Cenozoic, Chordata, dire wolf, Eukarya, Florida, Fossils, Mammalia, mammals, North America, Phanerozoic, Pleistocene, Quaternary, Synapsida (non-mammalian), teeth, Tetrapoda, Unknown Formation, USA

Dasypus bellus (specimen 21)

Beautiful armadillo claw core (D. bellus) from the late Pleistocene epoch

Amniota, Animalia, armadillos, Cenozoic, Chordata, Cingulata, D bellus, Dasypodidae, Dasypus, Eukarya, Florida, Fossils, Mammalia, mammals, North America, Phanerozoic, Pleistocene, Quaternary, spurs and claws, Synapsida (non-mammalian), Tetrapoda, Unknown Formation, USA, Xenarthra

Trichechus manatus (specimen 20)

Manatee tooth (T. manatus) from the Pleistocene epoch

Amniota, Animalia, Cenozoic, Chordata, Eukarya, Florida, Fossils, Mammalia, mammals, manatee, marine mammals, North America, Phanerozoic, Pleistocene, Quaternary, Sirenia, Synapsida (non-mammalian), T manatus, teeth, Tetrapoda, Trichechidae, Trichechus, Unknown Formation, USA

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