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THE PLASTER JACKET SERIES

The purpose of the Plaster Jacket is to aid in fossil identification and it was a place for paleontologists to preserve unusual and interesting specimens. More editions will be added as they are scanned.

Plaster Jacket Number 1 (PDF 257 KB) Sept 1966 – Cenozoic Sharks of Florida
Plaster Jacket Number 2 (PDF 544 KB) Nov 1966 – Fossil Skates and Rays of Florida
Plaster Jacket Number 3 (PDF 719 KB) Mar 1967 – Fossil Snakes of Florida
Plaster Jacket Number 4 (PDF 1.2 MB) Aug 1967 – Fossil Proboscideans of Florida
Plaster Jacket Number 5 (PDF 550 KB) Sep 1967 – Fossil Crocodilians of Florida
Plaster Jacket Number 6 (PDF 805 KB) Dec 1967 – What is a Plaster Jacket?
Plaster Jacket Number 7 (PDF 1 MB) Feb 1968 – Fossil Bony Fishes From Florida
Plaster Jacket Number 8 (PDF 360 KB) Sep 1968 -Aquatic Rodents of the Florida Pleistocene
Plaster Jacket Number 9 (PDF 811 KB) Feb 1969 – Fossil Horses of Florida
Plaster Jacket Number 10 (PDF 1.2 MB) 1969 – News Notes
Plaster Jacket Number 11 (PDF 1.8 MB) Sep 1969 – Fossil Land Carnivores of Florida
Plaster Jacket Number 12 (PDF 697 KB) Nov 1969 – Fossil Bison from Florida
Plaster Jacket Number 13 (PDF 745 KB) Apr 1970 – Fossil Xenarthrans of Florida
Plaster Jacket Number 14 (PDF 1.3 MB) Oct 1970 – Fossil Vertebrate Deposits in Florida
Plaster Jacket Number 15 (PDF 723 KB) 1971 – Fossil Sirenia of Florida
Plaster Jacket Number 16 (PDF 683) Mar 1972 – Fossil Turtles
Plaster Jacket Number 17 (PDF 760 KB) Jun 1972 – Fossil Peccaries of Florida
Plaster Jacket Number 18 (PDF 1 MB) Oct 1972 – News Notes
Plaster Jacket Number 19 (PDF 885 KB) Dec 1972 – Coin Fossils and Stone Lentils in the Eocene Rocks of Florida
Plaster Jacket Number 20 (PDF 1.2 MB) Feb 1973 – Hot Spots for North American Pleistocene Fossil Mammals
Plaster Jacket Number 21 (PDF 1.2 MB) Jun 1973 – A Pleistocene Vertebrate Fauna from Palm Beach County, Florida
Plaster Jacket Number 22 (PDF 593 KB) Jan 1974 – The Supposed Giant Extinct Rattlesnake of Florida
Plaster Jacket Number 23 (PDF 512 KB) Oct 1974 – Land Snails and Zoogeography – The Cayman Islands
Plaster Jacket Number 24 (PDF 941 KB) Sep 1975 – Prehistoric Use of Animal Resources in Florida
Plaster Jacket Number 25 (PDF 794 KB) Jul 1976 – The Florida Manatee and Related Species
Plaster Jacket Number 26 (PDF 1.5 MB) Oct 1976 – Florida Paleontological Meetings Issue
Plaster Jacket Number 27 (PDF 1 MB) Jul 1977 – Seals and Walruses of Florida
Plaster Jacket Number 28 (PDF 391 KB) Jul 1978 – The Monkey Jungle, A Late Pleistocene Fossil Site in Southern Florida
Plaster Jacket Number 29 (PDF 1.6 MB) Sep 1978 – The Fossil Whales of Florida
Plaster Jacket Number 30 (PDF 1.5 MB) Feb 1979 – Fossil Rhinoceroses of Florida
Plaster Jacket Number 31 (PDF 1.4 MB) – Jun 1979 – Paleoecology: Ancient Communities and Environments
Plaster Jacket Number 32 (PDF 828 KB) Oct 1979 – Saber-toothed Carnivores
Plaster Jacket Number 33 (PDF 924 KB) Feb 1980 – The Beginning of the Age of Mammals in Florida
Plaster Jacket Number 34 (PDF 1.2 MB) Jul 1980 – Collecting Fossil Mammals in the Greater Antilles: An Immense Journey
Plaster Jacket Number 35 (PDF 2.7 MB) Oct 1980 – Fiberglass Molding Techniques in Paleontology
Plaster Jacket Number 36 (PDF 2.2 MB) Jan 1981 – Fossil Wolves, Coyotes, and Dogs of Florida
Plaster Jacket Number 37 (PDF 1.7 MB) Jul 1981 – The Thomas Farm Fossil Vertebrate Site
Plaster Jacket Number 38 (PDF 2.7 MB) Oct 1981 – Collecting Fossil Mammals in Bolivia: The Southern Connection
Plaster Jacket Number 39 (PDF 897 KB) Mar 1982 – Fossil Camels of the Gulf Coastal Plain
Plaster Jacket Number 40 (PDF 3.6 MB) Jun 1982 – Paleontological Survey of the Toy Town Dump, St. Petersburg, Florida
Plaster Jacket Number 41 (PDF 2 MB) Nov 1982 – The 1982 Thomas Farm Fossil Dig
Plaster Jacket Number 42 (PDF 1.6 MB) Mar 1983 – Fossil Birds of Florida
Plaster Jacket Number 43 (PDF 3.4 MB) Sep 1983 – Recent Discoveries of Late Tertiary Marine Mammals in Florida
Plaster Jacket Number 44 (PDF 1.4 MB) Feb 1984 – A History of Fossil Amphibians and Reptiles in Florida
Plaster Jacket Number 45 (PDF 1.5 MB) Jul 1984 – A History of Ruminants: Part 1
Plaster Jacket Number 46 (PDF 614 KB) Sep 1984 – A History of Ruminants: Part 2

FOSSIL SPECIES OF FLORIDA

Fossil Species of Florida is a publication of the Florida Paleontological Society, Inc, and is intended to provide basic information about common or important fossil species found in the state. For vertebrates, it will supplement information provided in the book The Fossil Vertebrates of Florida published by the University of Florida for the FPS in 2001. The earlier issues in the series will primarily cover vertebrate species, but eventually it will encompass all taxonomic groups and include articles on fossil plants, invertebrate animals, and microfossils.

Physical copies of most of these publications can be found in our publication store.

Fossil Species of Florida #1 (PDF 3.6 MB) Nov 2002 – Mammut Americanum (Kerr, 1792)
Fossil Species of Florida #2 (PDF 8.1 MB) Aug 2003 – Tapirus Veroensis Sellards, 1918

PAPERS IN FLORIDA PALEONTOLOGY

Papers in Florida Paleontology is an official publication of the Florida Paleontological Society, Inc. All members of the FPS are eligible to submit manuscripts. Submitted papers should pertain to the stratigraphy, evolution, ecology, anatomy, or taxonomy of Florida’s fossil fauna or flora. Papers will be judged for scientific content by the editor and at least two other reviewers.

Papers in Florida Paleontology #1 (PDF 3.6 MB) Dec 1987 – Late Pliocene (Late Blancan) Vertebrates from the St. Petersburg Times Site, Pinellas County, Florida, With a Brief Review of Florida Blancan Faunas
Papers in Florida Paleontology #2 (PDF 6.4 MB) Jul 1989 – Stratigraphy, Paleoecology, and Vertebrate Fauna of the Leisey Shell Pit Local Fauna, Early Pleistocene (Irvingtonian) of Southwestern Florida
Papers in Florida Paleontology #3 – #5 (PDF 4.4 MB) Oct 1991 – Menippe Mercenaria (Decapoda: Xanthidae) from the Pleistocene of Florida; Tethyan Molluscs of the Middle and Late Eocene of Peninsular Florida; Location of Continents and Oceans and the Distribution of Living Oysters (Gryphaeidae and Ostreidae)
Papers in Florida Paleontology #6 (PDF 5.2 MB) May 1992 – A Checklist of the Fossil Vertebrates of Florida
Papers in Florida Paleontology #7 (12.6 MB) Apr 1996 – The Tucker Borrow Pit: Paleontology and Stratigraphy of a Plio-Pleistocene Fossil Site in Brevard County, Florida
Papers in Florida Paleontology #8 (PDF 3.5 MB) Nov 1996 – Petrified Woods in Florida

FLORIDA FOSSIL INVERTEBRATES

ISSN 1536-5557

Florida Fossil Invertebrates is a publication of the Florida Paleontological Society, Inc., and is intended as a guide for identification of the many common invertebrate fossils found within the state. Each part deals with a specific taxonomic group and contains a brief discussion of that group’s life history (based on modern analogs) along with the pertinent geological setting. This series deals solely with published taxa; no new species descriptions are included. Some of the specimens figured in this series are on display at Powell Hall, the museum’s Exhibit and Education Center. These publications are only made possible through the generous financial support of James and Lori Toomey.

Due to their large size, some of the publications have been divided into multiple files.

Florida Fossil Invertebrates 1 – Eocene Echinoids
- FFI 1, Pages 1 - 13 (PDF 13.7 MB)
- FFI 1, Pages 14 - 26 (PDF 12.2 MB)
Florida Fossil Invertebrates 2 – Oligocene and Miocene Echinoids
- FFI 2, All Pages (PDF - 16.6 MB)
Florida Fossil Invertebrates 3 – Pliocene and Pleistocene Echinoids
- FFI 3, Pages 1 - 16 (PDF 17.0 MB)
- FFI 3, Pages 17 -32 (PDF 17.5 MB)
Florida Fossil Invertebrates 4 – Pliocene and Pleistocene Decapod Crustaceans
- FFI 4, Pages 1 - 15 (PDF 11.3 MB)
- FFI 4, Pages 16 - 31 (PDF 14.0 MB)
Florida Fossil Invertebrates 5 – Eocene, Oligocene, and Miocene Decapod Crustaceans
- FFI 5, Pages 1 - 15 (PDF 13.0 MB)
- FFI 5, Pages 16 - 30 (PDF 13.2 MB)
Florida Fossil Invertebrates 6 – Larger Foraminifera, Introduction, Biology, Ecology, Taxonomic and Stratigraphic Listings, Comments on Florida Fossil Assemblages
- FFI 6, Pages 1 - 15 (PDF 15.8 MB)
- FFI 6, Pages 16 - 30 (PDF 12.6 MB)
Florida Fossil Invertebrates 7 – Larger Foraminifera, Common Taxa, Late Middle Eocene to Oligocene
- FFI 7, Pages 1 - 10 (PDF 12.2 MB)
- FFI 7, Pages 11 - 21 (PDF 11.8 MB)
- FFI 7, Pages 22 - 32 (PDF 15.4 MB)
Florida Fossil Invertebrates 8 – Brachiopods
- FFI 8, All Pages (6.3 MB)
Florida Fossil Invertebrates 12 – Mollusca, Fort Thompson Formation (Late Pleistocene)
- FFI 12, All Pages (8.2 MB)
Florida Fossil Invertebrates 13 – Mollusca, Bermont Formation (Middle Pleistocene)
- FFI 13, All Pages (2.6 MB)

FLORIDA PALEONTOLOGICAL SOCIETY FIELD TRIP GUIDEBOOKS

Guidebooks containing an informational short paper (or papers) to supplement field trips taken by the Florida Paleontological Society. More editions will be added as they are scanned. Due to their large size, some editions have been divided into multiple files.

FPS Field Trip Guidebook 2003
- Part 1, Pages 1 - 21 (PDF 15.9 MB)
- Part 2, Pages 22 - 42 (PDF 16.7 MB)

HANDBOOKS

Different guides to fossil preparation and other topics of paleontological interest.

Due to their large size, some guides have been divided into multiple files.

Paleo Prep Techniques
- Part 1, Pages 1 - 38 (PDF – 18.5 MB)
- Part 2, Pages 39 - 77 (PDF -16.3 MB)
- Part 3, Pages 78 - 115 (PDF 16.3 MB)