Alligator tail vertebra

National Fossil Day 2016

Happy National Fossil Day!!! In honor of this day, here is one of the Montbrook fossils collected last season. Do … Continue

Strips of burlap and a bucket of water

Trachemys Skull Jacket

A tiny plaster jacket for a Trachemys (pond turtle) skull discovered yesterday by Jeri Merritt!   We create plaster jackets … Continue

Gomphothere vertebra, gomph ribs, and a soft shell turtle

Cluster of Fossils

In this one square, we have 2 juvenile gomphothere vertebrae, an adult gomph rib between them, and a soft shell … Continue

overgrown dig pit

Back to Montbrook!

After taking the summer off from digging, we had some sandy in-filling, grass growing, large birds, and muddy roads. We’ve … Continue

Florida Highway Map of Montbrook from 1936

Why Montbrook?

Unsure of what name to give this new fossil site and with no special preference from the owners of the … Continue