From: Montbrook Fossil Dig Blog

Montbrook map
Florida Highway Map of Montbrook from 1936. Map courtesy FCIT. http://fcit.usf.edu/florida/maps

Unsure of what name to give this new fossil site and with no special preference from the owners of the property, Vertebrate Paleontology’s Collection Manager, Richard Hulbert, began looking into the history of the area for anything interesting. He soon discovered an old line-drawn Florida Highway map of the area with the name ‘Montbrook’.

What is Montbrook? There are certainly no road signs for Montbrook that we have seen south of Williston along US Highway 41.

So, let’s start from the beginning… [Read full post…]

 

• Reprinted from Museum blog: Montbrook Fossil Dig