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Two sandhill cranes standing in creek, Thomas Farm, 2011

From the Archives: Thomas Farm Creature Feature!

May 9, 2025

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

crew members hauling fossil jacket out of a truck bed

From the Archives: The Bone Valley Whale Excavation

Apr 18, 2025

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

Crew member posing with a field truck that had become stuck in mud on the road, circa 1980s

From the Archives: “Stuck Truck” at Field Site

Mar 28, 2025

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

Group photo of four people at work in the collections, located in the basement of the Seagle Building, including Robert Allen (left), Walter Auffenberg (center), and Dave Webb (right), April 1965

From the Archives: Walter Auffenberg, Curator

Mar 14, 2025

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

(left to right) Bruce MacFadden, Malcolm McKenna, and Will Downs walking, November 1980

From the Archives: Society of Vertebrate Paleontology in Gainesville, 1980

Feb 28, 2025

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

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  • From the Archives: Society of Vertebrate Paleontology in Gainesville, 1980

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