Turtle Nuchal
A little Trachemys sp. nuchal was discovered today! This is the front and center piece of the pond slider turtle shell, directly … Continue
Jacket Within a Jacket
Plaster and burlap jackets are usually very heavy. After flipping one of these jackets, we remove as much matrix (clay, … Continue
Tiny Turtle Skull
1. Find the turtle skull This is the left side of the pond slider turtle’s skull that we find at … Continue
FOSSIL: How do paleontologists get specimens from the field to the lab?
The Fossil Project featured photos from Montbrook on Facebook to illustrate how large fossils are carefully moved from the field … Continue
Photogrammetry
Captured and published by one of our volunteers from Colorado! This is why photogrammetry is an awesome tool. You can capture … Continue
Saber Tooth Cat Skull Exclusive 1st Look!
Published on Feb 6, 2017 by Amanda Ploener This is an exclusive first ever look at FLMNH’s saber tooth cat … Continue
Faunal List Expansion
This weekend, vertebrate paleontology collection manager, Richard Hulbert, discovered an upper molar of Hexameryx simpsoni, the six-horned pronghorn antelope. This … Continue
Productive Weekend
Curators of paleontology were digging at the site on Friday: It must’ve been lucky because on Saturday and Sunday this … Continue
#Museumselfieday
Sue Tennant found something big in her square! It’s a gomphothere scapula out here at Montbrook. Also, it’s #museumselfie day, … Continue