minnbuckeye Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 Before pictures are shown, I want to give @MikeR special thanks for helping to ID my finds. I spent countless hours attempting to name my specimens before showing them to Mike. So I am sure he too donated many hours of help to me. Lets say my batting average was a little under 50% (which included obvious ones that I did not send to him) in correctly IDing the shells. Hats off to my teacher!!!!! Less than 50% does mean I received a failing grade. So unfortunately for MikeR, I must repeat his course next year! With my gratitude expressed, let me get on with the topic. There was a wonderful shell bed quarried in the Sarasota, Florida area. That quarry had been abandoned years ago and the most productive piles used in the construction industry now seem to be disappearing. The specimens likely came from this quarry and are from the Tamiami Formation, likely Pinecrest Beds, a late Miocene to Pliocene formation. I have collected and reported on this formation before so many species found this winter are not shown again. These are either my favorites or new specimens for me. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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minnbuckeye Posted April 13, 2020 Author Share Posted April 13, 2020 Now for some bivalves: 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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FossilDAWG Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 Very nice, and useful! PS, you may want to edit "and now for some mollusks". I think you meant "and now for some bivalves". Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieLynn Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 wow! This is great!! I collected quite a few gastros and bivalves from around Venice Fl and have really not been able to ID them, so thank you for the hours you put in for this resource!! Now i can put names to my collection! www.fossil-quest.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shellseeker Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 2 hours ago, minnbuckeye said: Before pictures are shown, I want to give @MikeR special thanks for helping to ID my finds. I spent countless hours attempting to name my specimens before showing them to Mike. So I am sure he too donated many hours of help to me. Lets say my batting average was a little under 50% (which included obvious ones that I did not send to him) in correctly IDing the shells. Hats off to my teacher!!!!! Less than 50% does mean I received a failing grade. So unfortunately for MikeR, I must repeat his course next year! MIKER is definitely, definitely an EXPERT and a classy guy. On occasions, I have hunted seashells with him. Mike, Mike You have been busy.. VERY nice presentation style.. The White Queen ".... in her youth she could believe "six impossible things before breakfast" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minnbuckeye Posted April 13, 2020 Author Share Posted April 13, 2020 1 minute ago, Shellseeker said: MIKER is definitely, definitely an EXPERT and a classy guy. Mike, Mike You have been bus Too many Mikes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minnbuckeye Posted April 14, 2020 Author Share Posted April 14, 2020 @JamieLynn, I also have other shells IDed last year by MikeR under the title "Florida Fossil Hunting Part 1" if you were going to try and ID shells. Good luck! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamalama Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 Awesome post! Very helpful for ID'ing fossils. Thank you for posting this and your other post as well. -Dave __________________________________________________ Geologists on the whole are inconsistent drivers. When a roadcut presents itself, they tend to lurch and weave. To them, the roadcut is a portal, a fragment of a regional story, a proscenium arch that leads their imaginations into the earth and through the surrounding terrain. - John McPheeIf I'm going to drive safely, I can't do geology. - John McPheeCheck out my Blog for more fossils I've found: http://viewsofthemahantango.blogspot.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 Excellent and informative post with great photos and some very beautiful shells. Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieLynn Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 2 hours ago, minnbuckeye said: @JamieLynn, I also have other shells IDed last year by MikeR under the title "Florida Fossil Hunting Part 1" if you were going to try and ID shells. Good luck! YYYESSSS!! Thank you!! There are at least four in there that I have that I could not find ID's for! yay!!! www.fossil-quest.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monica Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 What an assortment of molluscs! Well done, Mike! I think my favourites are the Pusula crovoae - they are gorgeous! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minnbuckeye Posted April 14, 2020 Author Share Posted April 14, 2020 @Monica I think Viola deserves a fossil vacation to Florida!!! Mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monica Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 3 hours ago, minnbuckeye said: @Monica I think Viola deserves a fossil vacation to Florida!!! Mike No trip is in the works for us thanks to the current global state of affairs (we were originally thinking of visiting my extended family in Italy this-coming summer, but it's obviously not going to happen) - perhaps in the future we will make it to Florida since it is within driving distance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilNerd Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 Those are some beauties! It’s hard to pick a favorite, although I lean towards any of the high spiral gastropods. Thanks for sharing! The good thing about science is that it's true whether or not you believe in it. -Neil deGrasse Tyson Everyone you will ever meet knows something you don't. -Bill Nye (The Science Guy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minnbuckeye Posted April 16, 2020 Author Share Posted April 16, 2020 On 4/14/2020 at 8:08 AM, Shamalama said: Very helpful for ID'ing fossils MikeR deserves the credit. Thanks for everyone's interest in this post! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixgill pete Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 Beautiful shells @minnbuckeye @MikeR is one of the best at Molluscs I know of. Bulldozers and dirt Bulldozers and dirt behind the trailer, my desert Them red clay piles are heaven on earth I get my rocks off, bulldozers and dirt Patterson Hood; Drive-By Truckers May 2016 May 2012 Aug 2013, May 2016, Apr 2020 Oct 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuMert Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 Looks rich My sites & reports Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDAWG Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 1 hour ago, RuMert said: Looks rich I'm not sure if this is what you mean by "rich", but these Florida shell bed deposits can have such a high concentration of fossils that you cannot avoid walking on shells. It's a bit disconcerting to hear them crunching under your shoes. Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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