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Wrapping up at Thomas Farm

Dec 21, 2021

We wrapped up our dig at Thomas Farm where students and volunteers got in some great experiences and found a … Continue

Fl VP Student, Paige Bugryn, excavating around the large Trachemys turtle shell.

FL VP Course: Paige Bugryn

May 1, 2018

Day One: Saturday, February 10th My first visit at the Montbrook site began with clearing out clay deposits that settled … Continue

Me holding a piece of the rib of a Gompothere (prehistoric elephant)

FL VP Course: Jennifer Ingersoll

May 1, 2018

Day One: Sunday, February 11th My experience at the Mont Brook digging site was quite an interesting first adventure. The … Continue

Overview of the site with the pit in the front and the supply tent in the back.

FL VP Course: Lisa Jefferson

May 1, 2018

Day One: Saturday, February 10th This is the first time I have participated in a dig for FLMNH. The day started … Continue

On the other side of the pit, the skull of a gomphothere, along with amble surrounding sediment, is being jacketed with a plaster cast. This massive jacket will be moved to the Vertebrate Paleontology department in Dickinson Hall at a later date to be prepped.

FL VP Course: Michael Ziegler

May 1, 2018

Day One: February 7th, 2018 Another gorgeous day at the Montbrook Fossil Site! Following a fairly substantial rain event, the … Continue

Clearing out my square.

FL VP Course: Jackson McMillan

May 1, 2018

Day One: Saturday, February 10th The Montbrook site is a late Miocene fossil locality that was likely formed thanks to … Continue

The area that my classmates and I were working today

FL VP Course: Louis Messina

May 1, 2018

Day One: Saturday, February 10th I was a few minutes late to the start of the dig but luckily nothing … Continue

This is my first use of my paint set, I tried to capture the heat and work that has been put into this site. When deciding what to paint, all I could think back on was that hill and carrying buckets. I loved the dig, and I cannot wait to go out again! Art by Jordan Toney.

FL VP Course: Jordan Toney

May 1, 2018

Day One: Sunday, February 4th Day Two: Saturday, February 24th My second dig day I was assigned a square with … Continue

Some of the shark teeth we found. The rightmost tooth is from an alligator. Florida Museum photo by Nathan Duerr.

FL VP Course: Nathan Duerr

May 1, 2018

Day One: Saturday, February 3rd When we arrived at the dig site, I was immediately struck by how much mud … Continue

Pleiolama proximal phalanx

FL VP Course: Madison Brouillette

May 1, 2018

Day One: Friday, January 26th This being my first time digging for fossils, I can definitely say that I learned … Continue

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