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I’ve been fossil hunting for years, but had a long pause in my interest. Recently however, I’ve gotten back into paleontology. I was researching the Miami Limestone and found that many fossils had been found inland in limestone quarries, but I hadn’t found any information on Miami Beach fossils. While I was walking in the water, I stepped on what turned out to be a shell of what I believe is Cittarium pica, a kind of mollusk found in other locales in the area. Pleistocene in age, very recent, and recrystalized. I’m so happy to find a fossil this trip!
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Hello and Happy New Year from Miami! I found an interesting rock on the beach a little while back and I can't seem to determine what it is. Since it was found at Miami Beach, it should be Pleistocene Miami Limestone. The specimen is about 3 inches in length. It looks quite similar to an image I found online of a seal humerus: Thank you :)
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Hi, I would really appreciate an ID on these crustaceans found 2019 at Miami, Mermaid And Nobby beaches on the Gold Coast, Australia. I've done some basic research and came up with Pliocene era. Thankyou so much!
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Hi All, I found this bone on the beach at Miami, Queensland, Gold Coast. December 2019. I would really appreciate some help in identifying it please. Thankyou.
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Hi All! My name is Jen and I live in beautiful Palmetto Bay, Fl, a mile from Biscayne Bay. I was born in NJ but my parents moved us to Big Pine Key, Fl when I was 6. It was the mid 1970s and paradise. My dad was the kind of guy who would come home and say “let’s go out in the boat” or “let’s take a drive”. That was my favorite- he would drive for a bit and pull over in a random spot. He would plunge into the mangroves/scrub and I would follow. It instilled something in me I’ve never been able to shake- being curious about what’s around the next bend. I am an avid reader and am interested in history, archeology, geology and paleontology. I love being out in my kayak and digging in the dirt. This forum is amazing. It’s a great resource and I love how so many people are willing to share their knowledge. I also love that members are all over the world. Seriously, you guys ROCK. Thanks for having me! Jen
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Hello everyone I'm very new to fossil hunting, but have always wanted to find an ammonite. I am a marine biologist by trade and have always been interested in nautiloids. Living ones are so difficult to access in the ocean, and are becoming much less abundant lately due to over-exploitation. So I want to start researching and hopefully finding some ancient ones! My only fossil hunting experience is underwater around Venice, Florida, where I've found some very nice megalodon teeth. I know the most popular place to find ammonites is the Jurassic coast of England. I do plan to get over there one day, but my schedule is hectic and I'd love to start my journey here in the US. I am planning on visiting friends in Santa Fe New Mexico in the coming weeks and was wondering if anyone had any advice or spots they would be willing to share. Even better, if someone would want to join me and show me the ropes (I'm a total rookie so I need all the help I can get!), I'll buy lunch! I'm excited to start this new hobby and make some new friends! Cheers.
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Crazy story... I recently started work with the Port of Miami in Florida, while at work and on a brake i was hiding from the rain that we usually get here every day, and walking around day dreaming about fossils since I haven't hunted in years, when all of a sudden I see this weird looking flat spiral shape in a puddle next to a garbage bin, I thought to my self that there's no way that it might be a fossil, I must be losing it and seeing things,must be some sort of metal washer or garbage but decided to give it a better look... and there it was , an ammonite in the most unlikeliest places, I snatched it pretty fast and put it in my pocket. I thought someone had it as a pendant and lost it but after 5 mins I decided to go back and give it another look.... and there it was, another one and then a trilobite and after that a horn coral, there were broken pieces scattered all over the pavement that led to a garbage bin so of course I had to look inside and there were more broken and whole pieces of different sorts of Moroccan fossils that were wrapped at one point in a Moroccan newspaper. I eventually jumped in and picked up as much as I could, handfuls of broken shark teeth, some minerals, orthoceras, etc. Most of them were completely broken and beyond repair or restoration, a.k.a dust. Some even ended up in the gutter but managed to get my hand in there and save whatever I could. I took a photo of the best pieces, hope this makes it in the " Fossil of the Month " ;).