Featured Fossil

Mar 30, 2018

You always seem to find the best fossils right at the end of the day when it’s time to leave… … Continue

Mar 26, 2018

We have a new faunal list addition to our cartilaginous fishes! It’s a mako shark (Isurus sp.) tooth discovered by Jonathan Bloch … Continue

Dec 1, 2017

We have officially passed the 10,000 mark for cataloged Montbrook specimens! Check out the ‘Online Specimen Database‘ blog post for … Continue

Sep 13, 2017

As Bob Tarnuzzer was sorting through and glueing Montbrook specimens, he found an intriguing distal humerus (the part of the … Continue

Sep 5, 2017

Check out the Montbrook Otter as featured in the Fossil Projects Summer 2017 Newsletter! This specimen was prepared and written … Continue

Aug 11, 2017

The Gomphothere (elephant-like proboscidean): Rynchotherium edense Dentary, right and left with m3 and left lower tusk – also known as, … Continue

Jul 15, 2017

Look what came out of the screen wash! On January 28th, Victoria Arico discovered this fused carnivore toe while digging … Continue

Jun 9, 2017

Now that digging is over for the season, we have been making great progress towards processing the fossil finds. Through … Continue

May 11, 2017

A little Trachemys sp. nuchal was discovered today! This is the front and center piece of the pond slider turtle shell, directly … Continue

May 4, 2017

Plaster and burlap jackets are usually very heavy. After flipping one of these jackets, we remove as much matrix (clay, … Continue