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

A. Many Florida snakes breed during the warmer months. In some species, two males will fight each other in a ritualized ...

The river winds through natural Florida landscape where you might spot turtles, fish, and even an occasional alligator lounging on the banks. Buccaneer Bay, Florida’s only spring-fed water park, sits ...

A life-sized Ice Age icon is bringing history to life in Monticello. Meet Priscilla the Mastodon, the star of a hands-on summer series at the Jefferson County Public Library.

Journey Into a Prehistoric Cave That Trapped and Entombed Animals for Millennia The animals that plummeted 85 feet into Wyoming’s Natural Trap Cave provide a layered history of life dating back ...

In the azure waters off Florida’s coast, recreational divers and amateur paleontologists frequently make extraordinary discoveries that connect us to Earth’s ancient past. Among the most prized finds ...

Florida’s geological makeup provides an exceptional environment for fossil preservation. During the Cenozoic Era (66 million years ago to present), much of what is now Florida was submerged beneath ...

This new species of tegu would’ve been around during the Middle Miocene Climatic Optimum. During this period, Earth’s temperatures were exceptionally warm, and sea levels were high. At the time, ...

Florida Bone in ‘mystery’ box at FL museum stumped scientists. It belongs to new species By Olivia Lloyd May 12, 2025 3:21 PM ...

From prehistoric resident to runaway pet: First tegu fossil found in the U.S. Date: May 12, 2025 Source: Florida Museum of Natural History Summary: Originally from South America, the charismatic ...

Still, the teeth alone weren’t enough to identify the prehistoric species. Then, along a road in the Dominican Republic in 2023, paleontologists unearthed not only another tooth, but vertebrae ...