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Guidance for collecting fossils in the Peace River.
Rooster-J-Cogburn posted a topic in Questions & Answers
I'm interested in collecting in the Peace River and my kids are finally old enough. I've been lurking around the forums for a little bit and I've seen a few do's and don'ts, are there rules somewhere? For instance I have read you can't use a 2 handed shovel but seen numerous pictures with normal spade shovels in them. Digging/ looking for fossils in the bank? Collecting on state land(I thought the river bed up to the high water was OK) I'm looking for a little guidance, I don't want to run into any trouble or afoul of any laws. Any tips for a newbie are also appreciated.- 4 replies
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I found this in the peace river a while back and I’m not sure if it’s turtle shell of something interesting. The level change kind of throws me off. Measured roughly 1 inch by 1/2 inch
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Believe I'd heard somewhere it's illegal to hunt north of bowling green, or at least there's less fossils? Also heard someone had hunted near Bartow many years back.. so many questions marks here but I know hunting in the state park boundaries is not legal
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I found this in the peace river a while back, it’s worn and a bit beat but worth a shot I guess. I think it’s a mammal tooth of some kind
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I have not been hunting the Peace River since October. On Saturday, I was sorting some ziploc bags of finds back in October and found this tiny tooth that I did not know I had. What I do know is that this one looks different from my normal small shark tooth finds. I am amazed that it did not slip between my quarter inch screen.
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I was revisiting some of the shark teeth I've found on previous adventures in order to make a list/catalog of the vertebrate species present in my collection. I found a few teeth which I believe could come from notorhynchus or hexanchus and I wanted to confirm that with members on the forum. I was looking at some of my teeth from the spoil pits of Aurora, NC and the Peace River, FL. 1. Deep rooted specimen with what looks like what would be the first crown preserved. Found in Aurora. About 2 cm from top to bottom, 1 cm wide. 2. Unsure about this one, initially thought it was a tiger shark, but it's rather long at the base and doesn't have the curved root like your average tiger. Found on the Peace River. About 1.4 cm wide and .75 cm from top to bottom. 3. This is the one I'm least confident about, but the root is very wide. 1.4 cm wide and .8 cm from top to bottom.
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The plane tickets are purchased and the sifter and 'Florida Snow Shovel' have already arrived in Cape Coral! My in-laws have a place in Cape Coral and the wife and I visit them every year in early March. Last year we went to Venice Beach and I totally got hooked on fossils and sharks teeth. Living in the Pennsylvania, I don't get down to Florida often, but I have been able to make it to Calvert Cliffs twice this winter. While I did find some very small teeth the last time (my first time) at Venice Beach, just south of the pier I am hoping to find some better spots. I am not looking for anyone to reveal any personal sites or honey holes, but I hope some forum member can chime in and and let me know some decent places to look. I know we will for sure be making a family trip to Venice Beach for a day, but I also hope to be able to steal a day on my own for fossil exploration. Any information or tips would be much appreciated. I will get a permit prior to the trip, and the in-laws gracefully took down a sifter and scoop for me when they left a few weeks ago. There is nothing like examining your finds while sipping some Wicked Dolphin Rum and sitting on the canal!
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Need help with these pleasepretty worn.....let me know your ideas. Won't inadvertently direct the discussion with what I think.......thanks!
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Hello! I'm brand new as a member of the forum but have been looking on here for awhile. I caught the fossil bug while on a vacation to Texas in June. I just got back from a Peace River trip and wondered if anyone could help me identify what I got. I believe I have scutes... but don't know what variety - Armadillo? Alligator? Turtle? The first two photos are of the same specimens but both sides. The third pic I think might be alligator. The last two pics are of two teeth, different angles - I think I have llama, but don't know the other? I'm so excited about starting fossiling! My next trip to Florida will include diving for megs (which was cancelled on this last trip, leading to the Peace river search...) I want to do Peace river again, but this time branch out to an area that doesn't rent canoes for that specific leg of the river (so not as picked over maybe). If anyone has advice, it's very welcome. Thank you to any one who can help!
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Hello - first post here. I've been lurking in the background reading lots and lots of your posts in the forum. Very informative, really enjoy looking at the pics of the fossils being found on the Peace river. I noticed in some of the pictures what appears to be rapids on the river - appears to be shallow water moving over rocks. Where on the river would these rapids be located? On the satellite images it looks like there may be some rapids 5.24 miles (following the river) or 4.2 as the crow flies - north of the Gardner ramp near Oak Creek. Has anyone made it that far north from Gardner and checked out the area for fossils? I'm trying to plan a trip and was thinking of using a canoe with a small outboard to travel from Gardner to Oak Creek. Is it possible to motor on the Peace river north of Gardner - or are there too many obstacles or shallow water? Thanks in advance for any information you can share - hope to see you on the river soon! G
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From the album: ECHINOIDS & OTHER INVERTEBRATES
Chalcedony (Beekite) replacing a section of calcareous clam burrow. Kuphus sp. is Cenozoic in age with one extant species. It is reputed to be the longest clam that ever existed.© Harry Pristis, 2018
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Order: Artiodactyl Infraorder: Cetecea Family: Kogiidae Genus: Kogiopsis Species K. Floridana Whale tooth, Length 11.4 cm, 4.5 Inches-
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Nannippus peninsulatus Upper left Cheek Tooth, Peace River Formation, 8.7 mya, Peace River tributary creek, 11x15x49 mm broken in length, March 9th, 2015 Tentative identification as westoni due to 2 other web identifications that closely match this pattern more than other Nannippus options. UPDATE: Richard Hulbert just told me that the tooth in question is Nannippus peninsulatus not Nannippus westoni. Corrections made.-
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From the album: PeaceRiver 2014-2015 Season
C. Megalodon upper Anterior tooth, Hawthorn Grp. Peace River Fm.; minimally 2.0 mya, Arcadia Florida, 2.55 Inches -
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Metaxytherium Floridanum (Dugong) molar; Howthorn Grp. Peace River Fm.; 14-7 mya, Zolfo Springs; Found on Jan 7th, 2015 -
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Ursus Americanus (American Black Bear) M1 molar; Hawthorn Grp.; Peace River Fm.; Pleistocene; Zolfo Springs found on Dec 31st 2015. 25 mm Occlusal length -
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Isurus Hastalis Upper tooth; Hawthorn Grp.; Peace RIver Fm.; Miocene; Zolfo Spring, Fla. found on Oct. 31st 2014, 2.5 Inches -
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Teleoceras Proterum (Rhino), Hawthorn Grp. Peace River Fm, late Miocene (4.5 mya) Wauchula Florida, 3.1 inches in length. Found Jul 3rd, 2014, Identified Dec 7th, 2014. -
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Bison Antiquus m3 lower molar; Hawthorn Grp. Peace River Fm. Wauchula Fla., Nov. 24th, 2014; 44.5 mm occlusal length. -
From the album: Hemipristis serra from Peace River, FL
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Calippus Elachistus upper cheek tooth, Peace River Formation, 11.5-8.7 mya, Peace River South of Gardner, 11x12x24 mm broken length, http://www.thefossilforum.com/index.php?/topic/46940-three-toed/?hl=calippus#entry506871-
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Cormohipparion Ingenuum Upper Cheek Tooth, Peace River Formation, 11-6 mya, Peace River tributary creek, 15x17x50 mm broken in length, March 9th, 2015 http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/florida-vertebrate-fossils/species/cormohipparion-ingenuum During the late Miocene, Cormohipparion ingenuum was one of the more common horses in Florida. At most fossil sites of that age, it is regularly one of the three most abundant species of horse.-
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From the album: Weekend at Peace River, Florida and surrounding areas
I am still learning about the various types of Ice Age armored mega fauna represented in Florida's Peace River fossil deposits. I found these 4 scutes this weekend. The scute on the left measures 2" x 1.25" x .5"- 1 comment
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From the album: Weekend at Peace River, Florida and surrounding areas
These are a few of the prettier odds and ends from the Peace River area I hunted this weekend. Great color! 3 gator teeth (tooth at upper right measures ¾" long), 2 fish mouth plates, a spiral shell cast, and to unidentified mammal teeth. Pleistocene epoch- 1 comment
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From the album: Rat vs Turtle
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