Paleontology happens everywhere. Every region presents new terrain and challenges for excavation, but each is also uniquely rewarding in the … Continue

In the early 1970s, the Vertebrate Paleontology collections settled into the newly-constructed Dickinson Hall, which remains their home to this … Continue

The giant ground sloth, Thinobadistes segnis, is a well-known and well-loved installation of the Florida Museum’s Fossil Hall. A striking … Continue

North Central Florida has been home to many creatures, modern and ancient alike. We are familiar with some, like our … Continue

Plaster fossil jackets often require a lot of wrangling, even when they are small. These jackets are constructed in the … Continue

In all kinds of weather, and across all kinds of terrain, the Florida Museum has excavated fossils from Central Florida’s … Continue

Though well known for his later work as the Florida Museum’s curator of Herpetology, Walter Auffenberg originally established himself with … Continue

Every autumn, paleontologists worldwide begin preparing for the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology Annual Meeting. It is an opportunity to share … Continue