“It looks like several horse teeth”
While digging in our west pit on March 9th, volunteer, Bri Blaga found a heavily eroded horse tooth. The … Continue
First Fossil Stork
Montbrook keeps on giving with the discovery of our first fossil stork! The fossil found is a tarsometatarsus which is … Continue
Wrapping up at Thomas Farm
We wrapped up our dig at Thomas Farm where students and volunteers got in some great experiences and found a … Continue
Digging at Thomas Farm, Day One
We had a great day of digging at Thomas Farm. The first find of the day was an 18-million year … Continue
Return to Thomas Farm
Today we prepared Thomas Farm for our fossil dig. This 18-million-year-old sink hole deposit is very rich in early Miocene … Continue
Digging for fossils in scuba gear?
This summer’s exceptionally high rainfall raised local water tables at the Montbrook site and submerged the fossil-producing layers! This is … Continue
Spring 2019 Season Summary
This spring we excavated at Montbrook from March 1 to 28. One hundred fifteen volunteers worked a total of 1,415 … Continue
Fall 2018 Season Summary
This fall we excavated at Montbrook from November 7 to December 9. One hundred ten volunteers worked a total of … Continue
Spring 2018 Season Summary
208 volunteers, 51 students for course credit, 14 teachers for professional development, and 38 Florida Museum staff devoted a grand … Continue
New Mako Shark
We recently posted about the discovery of a tooth adding to the diversity of our Montbrook faunal list. Just yesterday (Sunday, … Continue