Florida Unknowns Part 1

[minnbuckeye]

Having returned last week from a nice visit with my son in Florida, it was time to examine the fossils that I snuck  home with. Eventually, I will make a trip report, but I need to identifying my unknowns first. So Here goes, and I might as well tag @MikeR right off the bat!

 

 

 

  

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  The next unknown appears to be sponge like. In fact the largest one ACTUALLY FLOATS in water. So these are very light weight. I couldn't find sponges in the Tamiami, so maybe my formation is incorrect. The rubble that these came from contained much coral and large scallops. 

 

  The next three are all on the same picture. The wind was howling and I had issues with these blowing away. So inbetween gusts, I took a quick group picture. These are TINY!

 

 

These scallops have 17 to18 ribs

 

I am guessing these are modern land snails but am not sure. The shell is VERY delicate.

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Thanks for looking,

 Mike

 

 

[Al Dente]

34 minutes ago, minnbuckeye said:

The next unknown appears to be sponge like. In fact the largest one ACTUALLY FLOATS in water. So these are very light weight. I couldn't find sponges in the Tamiami, so maybe my formation is incorrect. The rubble that these came from contained much coral and large scallops. 

 

 

 

Most likely bryozoan colonies. We have very similar ones in the Pliocene and Pleistocene of North Carolina.

 

 

[minnbuckeye]

As I mentioned, the wind was blowing. I just found this one 10 ft away from where I was taking pictures. 

 

[Coco]

Hi,

 

On your 1st and 3rd pics it is a Crepidula. This species still exists under the name of Crepidula fornicata because they stack on each other.

 

Coco