A volunteer at our Montbrook dig site unearthed what appears to be a 5-million-year- old saber-tooth cat skull.

Volunteer Bill Buhi and vertebrate paleontology curator Jonathan Bloch talked to WUFT news about the find, and the impact on our understanding of life in early Florida and the evolution of these large predators.

Read the full WUFT video & article.

Learn more about the dig site, including how to volunteer, in the Montbrook Fossil Dig Blog.

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Learn more about the Vertebrate Paleontology Collection at the Florida Museum.