aek Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 Just thought I'd share some finds from a first time trip to the Venice area. First, some beach fossils collected over two days. Miocene- Pliocene-Pleistocene Epochs Equus sp. tooth , stingray teeth, assorted shark teeth, some corals and Dugong bone fragment. I checked out a construction site pile that was spilling over into a parking lot and found some amazingly preserved Pleistocene mollusks. It's pretty incredible to be able to find modern shells at the beach and then compare to fossils found a few miles inland. For comparisons, in the pics below, the top row are modern cockles and bottom are Pleistocene. Thanks for reading and happy new year! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digit Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 Looks like you did well! Great luck finding that large pile of fill material. Cheers. -Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy B Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 Wow, some really nice finds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcbshark Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 Nice finds Every once in a great while it's not just a big rock down there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuMert Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 Nice bivalves and gastropods, look like found on a modern beach My sites & reports Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aek Posted January 2, 2020 Author Share Posted January 2, 2020 @digit @Andy B @jcbshark @RuMert Thanks guys! I can't wait to return. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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