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Cris and I went out to enjoy some brutal summer heat, and find some fossils yesterday! The finds weren't quite as productive as some days at these sites, but we still had an awesome time and found some really cool stuff! The way one of the megs is found is absolutely nerve-wracking. You'll see!
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From the album: Gastropods of the Tamiami Formation
Order Littorinimorpha Family Potamididae Pyrazisinus sulcatus (Heilprin, 1886) Statigraphy: Golden Gate Member of the Tamiami Formation Location: Bonita Grande Pit, Lee County, Florida USA. Status: Extinct Notes: Compare to a complete specimen from the Caloosahatchee Formation LINK. -
From the album: Gastropods of the Tamiami Formation
Order Littorinimorpha Family Strombidae Strombus cf. pugilis (Linnaeus, 1758) Statigraphy: Golden Gate Member of the Tamiami Formation Location: Bonita Grande Pit, Lee County, Florida USA. Status: Extant? Notes: Most similar to the extant Caribbean Fighting Conch. -
From the album: Gastropods of the Tamiami Formation
Order Trocida Family Calliostomidae Calliostoma jujuconulum Olsson & Harbinson, 1953 Statigraphy: Golden Gate Member of the Tamiami Formation Location: FDOT road metal, Collier County, Florida USA. Status: Extinct Reference Olsson, A.A., and A. Harbison. 1953 (1990 Reprint). Pliocene Mollusca of Southern Florida with Special Reference to Those from North Saint Petersburg, with special chapters on Turridae by W.G. Fargo and Vitinellidae and Fresh-water Mollusks by H.A. Pilsbry, The Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia Monographs 8, The Shell Museum and Educational Foundation, 457 pages, 65 plates -
From the album: Gastropods of the Tamiami Formation
Order Trocida Family Calliostomidae Calliostoma euconulum Olsson & Harbinson, 1953 Statigraphy: Golden Gate Member of the Tamiami Formation Location: Bonita Grande Pit, Lee County, Florida USA. Status: Extinct Reference Olsson, A.A., and A. Harbison. 1953 (1990 Reprint). Pliocene Mollusca of Southern Florida with Special Reference to Those from North Saint Petersburg, with special chapters on Turridae by W.G. Fargo and Vitinellidae and Fresh-water Mollusks by H.A. Pilsbry, The Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia Monographs 8, The Shell Museum and Educational Foundation, 457 pages, 65 plates -
From the album: Gastropods of the Tamiami Formation
Order Trocida Family Calliostomidae Calliostoma cf. pulchrum (C.B. Adams, 1850) Statigraphy: Golden Gate Member of the Tamiami Formation Location: FDOT road metal, Collier County, Florida USA. Status: Extant? The closest species of this specimen is the extant C. pulchrum. -
From the album: Gastropods of the Tamiami Formation
Order Trocida Family Calliostomidae Calliostoma willcoxianum Dall, 1892 Statigraphy: Pinecrest Sand Member of the Tamiami Formation Location: APAC, Sarasota County, Florida USA. Status: Extinct Notes: Incorrectly identified earlier in gallery as C. mitchelli pontoni. Reference Olsson, A.A., and A. Harbison. 1953 (1990 Reprint). Pliocene Mollusca of Southern Florida with Special Reference to Those from North Saint Petersburg, with special chapters on Turridae by W.G. Fargo and Vitinellidae and Fresh-water Mollusks by H.A. Pilsbry, The Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia Monographs 8, The Shell Museum and Educational Foundation, 457 pages, 65 plates -
From the album: Gastropods of the Tamiami Formation
Order Trocida Family Calliostomidae Calliostoma mitchelli philanthropus (Conrad, 1834) Statigraphy: Pinecrest Sand Member of the Tamiami Formation Location: SMR Phase 10 Pit, Sarasota County, Florida USA. Status: Extinct Notes: This top shell displays quite a bit of variation. Conrad (1834) described both C. mithchelli and C. philanthropus. Later authors such as Dall (1892) and Mansfield (1930) placed several subspecies within C. philanthropus. Of 30 Calliostoma species/subspecies from the Upper Pliocene, Campbell (1993) recognized 19. Two stocks were dominate C. virginicum and C. mitchelli which took page precedence over C. philanthropus and which former subspecies are now named. -
Today I stopped at the Gainesville Museum of Natural History in Gainesville, Florida so my wife could see the Rainforest Butterfly Exhibit and walk among the butterflies. Well after doing that, I did what any good FF Member would do, I took a ton of pictures of their Fossil exhibits. It is a very nice museum and it is free, with the exception of special exhibits like the Butterflies. For your viewin pleasure, her are the pics- it will take a couple posts.
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Hey there everyone, I am from the Panama City region of Florida and go to University at Troy Alabama. I have always wanted to get into to fossil hunting and since I am on the road to becoming a paleontologist I figured it was about time to get involved online! Always looking for new places to find fossils in this region and I hope to learn a lot from yall and look forward to all the fun we will have!
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I've been trying to match this guy up, closest I've come up with is Dosinia Elegans, but the hinge doesn't seem quite right and it just feels like that's not it. I tried to get a shot that showed how wavy it is, like someone pinched it. I'm curious too, why is it so shiny silver? Does erosion cause that? (Sw Fl) Thanks in advance for any help!
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G'day everyone! Around a week ago, I received a package of micro matrix from Rattlesnake Creek (Aged late Miocene?), generously given to be by the amazing @GeschWhat. I have only gone through the matrix but was not disappointed. The micro matrix was packed full of shark, ray and fish material, as well as a couple of small bones. Here is some photos of my finds. I have attempted to ID some and left others. If you can ID some of my finds, it would greatly appreciated. All of my current finds Shark teeth (Unknwon ID) Ray Teeth Unknown bone (Mammal?) Lagodon teeth Rhynchobatus? Unknown fish material Thanks for reading!
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I was was catching strippers and drinking gin in Cape Cod a week ago, lower Vermont Sunday and Monday, ate cod in a restaurant on Long Island Sound Tuesday, spent Wednesday in Connecticut, on a plane home Thursday, out hunting fossils yesterday. Did not find much. 10 small shark teeth and a few worn bones. A whiskey bottle from the the 30s or 40s. It was brutal, lots of bugs, 95 degrees, high humidity... Loved every second of it. Had lunch with a good friend, went back to his place to take photos of fossils he found 30 years ago in BV phosphate mines: So think Florida Bone Valley, Miocene, 10-25 myas. I am just going to select individual photos. I have more but sizes limits in a single thread slow me down. A few of these I believe I know the species, but for the 1st day will encourage guesses from those who do not know or are not sure. Enjoy EDITED: Most Identifications added on July 30th Fossil #1: Fossil #2 IDENTIFIED as Large kentriodontid-grade dolphin tooth Fossil #3 IDENTIFIED as true Seal Cervical vertebrae Fossil #4 Fossil #5 IDENTIFIED as true Seal Axis vertebrae Fossil #7 IDENTIFIED as true Seal sacrum bone Fossil #8 IDENTIFIED as Rostral node shark snout. Fossil #9 Indentations on BOTH sides.... IDENTIFIED as symphyseal portion of a mandible where the lateral edges have fallen away - this is from a Large kentriodontid-grade dolphin. I will be thinking about these, looking at the internet fossil sites, checking with fossil identification friends.... Just sharing with my friends at TFF. These are miocene. Out of 9 fossils, maybe I would find 2 or 3 in the mostly Pleistocene Peace River. Jack
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Found this next to a pier on the beach side of fort Walton beach Florida. It looks like a tooth fossil of some kind. Can anyone help me discover what this may be?
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Hi Fossil Finders, I found this on the beach at Manasota Key, Florida along with whale bones and sharks teeth. Front and back photo below. I looked in my book at it looks similar to the pufferfish or porcupine fish mouth plate. Would you agree? Thanks in advance!
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Posting for a friend. He found this fossilized tooth/root underwater in southwest Florida (30-50’)—first pic. The 2nd pic with the 3 pictures, the two on the right are pics I found online of mosasaurus teeth, which from all my research, are not found in Florida so I am stumped. Any ideas?
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I keep finding these, always broken, always in the kind of ground that looks like and literally has the texture of the inside of a Butterfinger candy bar. Kinda look like little rock tacos, lol. They're rough like sandpaper and brittle. Bits of sand dollar? There's just not enough for me to tell. Sw Fl. Thanks in advance!
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Found diving 30-50’ depth, 1-3 miles offshore off SW Florida. Approx 4.5x5”. We don’t have a clue. Several prehistoric shark teeth were found same spot (prehistoric tiger, can’t remember what else). Any ideas? Thanks!!!
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My eyes are crossing trying to ID these snails and such, and I'm getting mixed times so I can't be right on them. Any help would totally rock. 2 pics each of first three, 3 angles of the fourth and fifth (clams): top, bottom, and seam. I think I got all that right! Lol
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Hello!! So excited to find your forum. I've been hunting for over 18 years. It all started with finding my first shark tooth on Sanibel island. My grandfather hunted for old coins, jewlery, pottery etc in Connecticut throughout his life. He even published a few articles on some Indian artifacts he's found. I have a collection of items I've saved over the years and will be posting a few items to ID soon! Headed out to little Talbot tomorrow, hoping to find some treasures at low tide. Happy hunting!!
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I am thinking this is a GW and not a juvenile meg but I have been wrong before. The area I am in doesn't seem to produce too many GW teeth. It was found on a land site in Hardee county.
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Was inspired to look through my "unknown" bits, was wondering if any of these 3 might be coral, or what they are if they're not. The bottom of the third one is covered in shell bits and not visible yet, but can add if you need. Thanks in advance! Sw Fl.
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Here's my question. Pulled an oyster up, it broke in half, the other side crumbled to dust. Very sad. But the surviving side has this sunny side up egg appearance. I've looked under a magnifying glass and don't see evidence of shell edges or anything. Is it a steinkern of the innards? I've stopped cleaning it until I know what it is. If it's a sneaky shell, I'll pop it off, otherwise I'll leave it. Any help is appreciated!
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I couldn't get a good picture of it, any clue on what it might be? It almost looks like an Isistius tooth, but the crown isn't the typical equilateral triangle that I normally see. All I know that its from Florida
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