Ryan Dye with otter jaw discovery. Florida Museum photo by Dawn Dye.

Otter Jaw

This past Wednesday, April 4th, Montbrook volunteer, Ryan Dye, uncovered an otter jaw! We were able to pedestal around the … Continue

Mako shark tooth. Florida Museum photo by Rachel Narducci

Mako Shark

We have a new faunal list addition to our cartilaginous fishes! It’s a mako shark (Isurus sp.) tooth discovered by Jonathan Bloch … Continue

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Montbrook Fossil Dig. Photo by Carolyn Ten Broeck/Williston Pioneer

Williston Pioneer Article

Carolyn Ten Broeck of the Williston Pioneer came out with another great article about Montbrook!  The article was also shared … Continue

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Nebraska badlands. Florida Museum photo by Jeff Gage.

Not Montbrook

Collecting fossils at Montbrook is quite different from most other places, like Nebraska, where you walk around prospecting, discovering (if … Continue

Site at beginning of Fall 2017 field season. Florida Museum photo by Margaret Messineo.

Fall 2017 Season Summary

From October 5th to December 18th, Montbrook has seen 177 volunteers digging 5 days per week, for a grand total of … Continue

Upper premolar of a baby gomphothere.

10,000 Specimens!

We have officially passed the 10,000 mark for cataloged Montbrook specimens! Check out the ‘Online Specimen Database‘ blog post for … Continue