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
New Heron: ‘Taphophoyx hodgei’
All of the digging effort at Montbrook has officially turned into a scientific publication!! A NEW GENUS AND SPECIES OF … Continue
3D Model: Alligator Skull
The specimen (UF 427430) is the skull of Alligator mississippiensis collected from Montbrook on April 25th, 2016, by Russell Brown, Dawn … 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
The Fishes of Montbrook
The great tragedy of the Montbrook dig site is that we showed up five million years late to what would … Continue
Montbrook Catalogue Entries Break the 20K Barrier!
We passed a major curation milestone for the Montbrook Site on September 11, 2018, as the 20,000th catalogue number was … Continue
Microvertebrate Fossils
Microvertebrate fossils are really small. They require use of a microscope for identification. Because of this, they receive less love … Continue
The Birds of Montbrook
So far, 18 different species of birds have been identified from Montbrook fossils by Florida Museum Curator of Ornithology, David … 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
