Gregory Kruse Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 Hello, I found this bivalve along the Sanibel Causeway in Ft. Myers, FL. They were in a pile of shells being used for landscaping so I presume that the sediments came from a nearby quarry of ?Pleistocene age. Can someone help me verify and identify these two fossils? Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digit Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 @MikeR Cheers. -Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeR Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 Almost all of the material from Tampa to Sanibel once came from the SMR complex of quarries in western Sarasota and could easily be dated to Pinecrest Tamiami. Now days, I don't know where fill material is coming from. I have seen some that reminded me of Golden Gate, some Bermont and your material looks like Caloosahatchee. Your shell is for sure Noetia probably Noetia platyura (Dall, 1898). Mike 4 "A problem solved is a problem caused"--Karl Pilkington "I was dead for millions of years before I was born and it never inconvenienced me a bit." -- Mark Twain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digit Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 Thanks, Mike! Info-packed post as is your norm. Cheers. -Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregory Kruse Posted January 23, 2021 Author Share Posted January 23, 2021 Thank you so much for your information! I appreciate it very much! Greg Kruse Casper, Wyoming Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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