Researchers say over 1,000 species of vertebrate have lived in Florida over the past 35 million years. Here's a look at a few we've dug up.

Thousands of years ago, massive prehistoric creatures roamed Florida—and now their fossils are resurfacing. In this wild ...

A remarkable collection of fossils has been unearthed in Florida after a sinkhole swallowed a group of animals. 500,000 years ago, a group of armadillo-like mammals, horses, and sloths met their ...

Fossil Funatics helps you uncover prehistoric creatures once living in Florida BY Randy Rauch Florida UPDATED 6:56 AM ET Apr. 04, 2025 PUBLISHED 4:30 AM ET Apr. 04, 2025 PUBLISHED 4:30 AM EDT Apr ...

The 552 fossils from prehistoric Florida are described in a study recently published in the journal Fossil Studies. Sign Up For Goods 🛍️ Product news, reviews, and must-have deals.

This was a discovery they could really sink their teeth into. A rare smalltooth sawfish, considered a “prehistoric” shark relative with an eye-popping 32 teeth affixed to its exterior, was ...

Living in Florida is never boring. It may be hot, but we get excited when a "cold front" is predicted that will drop temperatures into the 80s or, gasp, the 70s. And who knows, we might ...

Florida and the St. Johns River have become home to several species of non-native or invasive armored suckermouth catfish that were originally purchased by aquarium owners as algae-eaters.

Dr. Jim Gelsleichter and members of the University of North Florida's Shark Biology Program were amazed after they caught and released a sawfish, a critically endangered species.. He and four UNF ...

For 16 years, Jim Gelsleichter and his students surveyed the waters in southeastern Georgia and northeastern Florida to learn more about the sharks, rays and other related species in the region ...

From prehistoric resident to runaway pet: ... After wreaking havoc in Florida's ecosystems, the exotic lizard was classified as an invasive species.