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I found this years ago off the beach in shallow water in North Miami with a bunch of shells. It is not metal. Won't give a whisper on a metal detector. Don't know if it is a fossil or not. No idea. It has stumped me for a long time. Any help appreciated. Thanks.
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I found this fossil at Casperson Beach and was unsure of the identification. I thought it was a scute of some sort, I don't think it is from a Glyptodon or a turtle, but anything would be helpful!
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Inland Venice,FL. Pleistocene material. Removing matrix from specimen that I thought was Equus jaw. Several confirmed teeth from this 2’ x 2’ square. During removal, I found this. Before I continue removing matrix, looking for identification of this osteoderm. I have also found (jet black) alligator jaw piece approximately 10’ feet away. Thanks in advance. I am also looking for feedback on whether to continue removing matrix or display fossils in matrix.
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From the album: Gastropods of the Tamiami Formation
Order Littorinimorpha Family Rissoinidae Schwartziella floridana Olsson & Harbinson, 1953 Stratigraphy: Pinecrest Sand Member of the Tamiami Formation Location: APAC Quarry, Sarasota County, Florida USA. Status: Extinct Notes: A rare shell often overlooked because of its small size. -
From the album: Gastropods of the Tamiami Formation
Order Neogastropoda Family Columbellidae Alia gardnerae escarinata Olsson & Harbison, 1953 Stratigraphy: Pinecrest Sand Member of the Tamiami Formation Location: Lake excavation for a housing project, Sarasota County, Florida USA. Status: Extinct Notes: Specimen pictured shows a preserved color band along the widest area of the final whorl. Although not apparent in the image, the body whorl along the color band is more angulated than A. gardnerae gardnerae. -
From the album: Gastropods of the Tamiami Formation
Order Neogastropoda Family Columbellidae Strombina margarita Olsson & Harbison, 1953 Stratigraphy: Lower Tamiami Formation Bed 10 Location: Lake excavation for a housing project, Sarasota County, Florida USA. Status: Extinct Notes: Very small with only two confirmed records within the Tamiami in the FLMNH database. -
From the album: Gastropods of the Tamiami Formation
Order Littorinimorpha Family Eulima Melanella suavis Olsson & Harbinson, 1953 Stratigraphy: Golden Gate Member of the Tamiami Formation Location: Boca Grande Quarry, Lee County, Florida USA. Status: Extinct Notes: A small species that is stout compared to other species within the genus. -
From the album: Gastropods of the Tamiami Formation
Order Littorinimorpha Family Cypraeidae Siphocypraea problematica f. daughenbaughi Berschauer & Waller, 2020 Stratigraphy: Golden Gate Member of the Tamiami Formation Location: Boca Grande Quarry, Lee County, Florida USA. Status: Extinct Notes: A newly described species. The one pictured has exceptional color pattern which is identical to S. problematica found within the Lower Pleistocene Caloosahatchee Formation. This would be a form of S. problematica at best with a lesser length to width ratio and a maybe a more pinched apical sulcus. -
From the album: Gastropods of the Tamiami Formation
Order Littorinimorpha Family Rissoinidae Rissoina liriope Olsson & Harbinson, 1953 Stratigraphy: Golden Gate Member of the Tamiami Formation Location: Boca Grande Quarry, Lee County, Florida USA. Status: Extinct Notes: There is only one confirmed record of this species within the Tamiami Formation in the FLMNH invertebrate paleontology database. -
From the album: Gastropods of the Tamiami Formation
Order Littorinimorpha Family Littorinidae Littoraria irrorata (Say, 1822) Stratigraphy: Pinecrest Sand Member of the Tamiami Formation Location: APAC Quarry, Sarasota County, Florida USA. Status: Extant Notes: Known as the Marsh Periwinkle, L. irrorata is common within salt marshes of the US Atlantic and Gulf coasts. -
From the album: Gastropods of the Tamiami Formation
Order [unassigned] Caenogastropoda Family Turritellidae Turritella alumensis Mansfield, 1930 Stratigraphy: Lower Tamiami Formation Bed 10/11 Location: Burrow Pit, Sarasota County, Florida USA. Status: Extinct Notes: Largest Turritellid within the North American Neogene. Common in the Jackson Bluff Formation in the Florida Panhandle, T. alumensis is found mostly in the Lower Tamaimi. -
From the album: Gastropods of the Tamiami Formation
Order [unassigned] Caenogastropoda Family Turritellidae Turritella cf. T. altilira Conrad, 1857 Stratigraphy: Pinecrest Sand Member of the Tamiami Formation Location: APAC Quarry, Sarasota County, Florida USA. Status: Extinct Notes: T. altilira altilira from the Miocene of Central America is strongly bicarinate while the shell found in the Tamiami is much less so, The Tamiami species is very similar to several different subspecies of T. altilira scattered through the Caribbean. -
From the album: Gastropods of the Tamiami Formation
Order [unassigned] Caenogastropoda Family Cerithiidae Ochetoclava stena (Woodring, 1928) Stratigraphy: Golden Gate Member of the Tamiami Formation Location: Bonita Grande Quarry, Lee County, Florida USA. Status: Extinct Notes: Another species also found within the Caribbean Pliocene. -
From the album: Gastropods of the Tamiami Formation
Order [unassigned] Caenogastropoda Family Modulidae Trochomodulus basileus (Guppy, 1873) Stratigraphy: Golden Gate Member of the Tamiami Formation Location: Bonita Grande Quarry, Lee County, Florida USA. Status: Extinct Notes: More common in the Caribbean Pliocene than Florida. -
From the album: Gastropods of the Tamiami Formation
Order [unassigned] Caenogastropoda Family Skeneidae Parviturbo milium (Dall, 1892) Stratigraphy: Golden Gate Member of the Tamiami Formation Location: Bonita Grande Quarry, Lee County, Florida USA. Status: Extinct Notes: Tiny turban like shell. Only two records of this shell are present within the UFLMNH database, both within the Lower Pleistocene. -
From the album: Gastropods of the Tamiami Formation
Order Lepetellida Family Fissurellidae Diodora redimicula (Say, 1824) Stratigraphy: Lower Tamiami Formation Bed 10/11 Location: Construction locality, Sarasota County, Florida USA. Status: Extinct Notes: Large keyhole limpet with round subapical perforation. Also found in the Yorktown and Duplin Formations in Virginia and the Carolinas. -
Here in Florida , we can have driving Thunder storms followed by Sunshine.. One areas get 3-4 inches of rain, another 5 miles away gets a trace. I frequently check the water depth gauges. One of my locations opened up and I tried with a friend for some deeper water hunting. First, I found a small horse incisor consistent with the Blancan age of fossils from this site. The most common small horse I find here is N. peninsulatus, and I think this is likely from that horse. Then a switch to modern, and I am thinking this is wild pig / boar, but not positive whether it is an incisor or a tusk. and finally, what I believe to be a fossil incisor but I am just not sure the mammal.. It looks to be the size and shape of an Equus incisor, BUT I have not seen that enamel texture, the horizontal lines on the enamel tip, the dual tower nature of that enamel tip in the normal Equus incisors I find. Most of my Equus incisors are just bigger versions of the N. peninsulatus incisor I showed above. Thanks for any any all comments. On this last tooth, width of chewing surface is 11 mm, length of tooth is 43 mm.
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Does anyone know what this is ? Found it looking through my unknow jar dont remember when or where I found it.
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Hey guys. My fossil group found a submerged mastodon tusk while hunting. It’s completely underwater and very delicate (it falls apart super easy). Any idea on how to extract such a delicate tusk? The thing falls apart in your hand, we could only salvage some chunks last trip. As for preserving what would you guys recommend so the dang thing doesn’t fall apart? thanks!
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Wanted to share my finds from a quick shark teeth hunting trip in Florida. Found a very nice Mako, definitely the coolest tooth I've found yet.
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Unknown fossil. Found in Pleistocene material. Inland, Venice, Florida. Specimen measures 65mm x 60mm. Smooth portion is 42mm high. I have found both Equus teeth and alligator jaw in same location. This item is a first for me. It appears to be possibly a caudal vertebra? Image 2 has a concave surface. Image 4 has a convex surface like it would match up with another concave surface. I think I have seen a photo of it before somewhere but I don't recall. Thank you for your ID assistance. -Regards, Michael
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Edit: sorry somehow the images got out of order. Just to make it more challenging, I guess. These are some other items I have found looking for shark teeth near Venice Florida, in the surf. I'm not sure if the first four are similar or not. All conical, and show worn or broken off layers. One is slightly corkscrews, and one has a bump on one side. The second batch are all similar, with ridges around a cusp, and a smaller end. The last looks like a human incisor, though I would guess it is from a deer or something similar. I found a couple pieces of fossilized antler in the same area. Any help with identification is greatly appreciated.
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Anywhere Port Charlotte to grab micro-matrix? (coupla pics)
Mignoffo posted a topic in Fossil Hunting Trips
My son will be vacationing in Florida for the next week and a half with his grangmother. Since the Peace River will be off limits for fossil collecting due to seasonal high water flow, I was hoping he could grab a gallon of micro-fossil matrix from along the river. Does anyone know any sites along the Peace River or any other sites I suppose where I could send them to grab a scoop or two? One positive might be submerged areas might give access to spots that normally would be considered bank and technically illegal to scoop. Thank you for any help. Pics are just a few of many small fossils we've recovered from Cretaceous matrix we collected in Texas last fall. There is a tiny foraminifer, a few mosasaur teeth, squalicorax tooth and If anyone recognizes the tiny reptile looking tooth I still would like to try to ID that. Locals say its a tiny mosasaur but I'm not convinced just because I can't find another example similar.
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I thought this looked like a tooth crown, but there is nothing but the crown if that is what it is. Might well be something else. Found on a beach near Fort Pierce. About 3/4 inches square. Not so high. Thanks for your help.
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From the album: Florida Fossils From Keys
When I was down in the keys staying at the hotel I decided to collect some rocks for outside landscape. After putting it in one corner on porch - after a few days I started to see a pattern. Turn out this is a fossil Queen Conch encrusted in corals - wow.
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