Florida is blessed with a bountiful supply of phosphate that primeval seas deposited here millions of years ago. The phosphate comes from sediment that was deposited in layers on the sea floor. The phosphate rich sediments are believed to have … Continued
Where in the world did sirenians come from? For all of their nearly 50-million-year recorded history, they have lived nearly everywhere the seas were warm – from the East Indies to the West Indies, all through what is now the … Continued
Many ancient crustaceans went extinct following a massive collapse of reefs across the planet, and new University of Florida research suggests modern species living in rapidly declining reef habitats may now be at risk. Available online and scheduled to appear in the … Continued