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Rare deep-water giant squid from South Florida brought to UF for research

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida researchers received a rare 25-foot-long, deep-water giant squid Monday, the only one of its kind in the collections of the Florida Museum of Natural History.

Filed under Environment, Florida, Natural History, Research, Sciences on Tuesday, June 28, 2011.

Fossil collector donates life’s work to Florida Museum of Natural History

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The vertebrate paleontology division at the Florida Museum of Natural History on the University of Florida campus recently received its largest private donation, an estimated 40,000 to 50,000 identifiable specimens.

Filed under Florida, Natural History, Research, Sciences on Wednesday, May 4, 2011.