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Brian F. Smith & Associates: Archaeological, Historical, and Paleontological Consultants

Brian F. Smith & Associates: Archaeology, History, and Paleontology - San Diego, California

Brian F. Smith and Associates (BFSA) is the only private consulting company in the area offering a wide range of both paleontological and archaeological consulting services. Paleontological services include pre-development resource assessments related to permitting requirements and environmental impact studies; on-site paleontological montoring and mitigation services for utility trenching, building excavations and mass grading projects; and preparation, curation, and archival conservation of paleontological materials.

Our principal paleontologists all have advanced degrees, and have accumulated nearly 60 years of collective experience in the collection, preparation, preservation, and identification of invertebrate, vertebrate, and botanical fossil specimens from the western United States. We can offer immediate turn-around times for research projects and fossil identifications needed to resolve engineering geotechnical problems (e.g., age of sediments), as well as assembling necessary field crews at a moments notice for emergency situations.

Paleontological services include:

  • Paleontological field surveys and resource assessments prior to development (residential, commercial, and municipal projects).
  • Literature and museum records searches and documentation.
  • Paleontological monitoring of utility trenching, building and high-rise development excavations, and mass grading projects (e.g., school sites, commercial developments, housing subdivisions).
  • Salvage collection of invertebrate, vertebrate, and plant fossils, including screen washing for microvertebrates if necessary.
  • Specimen preparation and museum-quality curation services;
  • Fossil identification as needed to resolve engineering geotechnical requirements (e.g., ages of faulted sediments).
  • Educational and/or informative exhibits for schools and private developers
  • Placement of fossils in major public institutions or in small local private museums.


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