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My yearly trip to Florida to visit family and friends was just what I needed. Luckily during our visit, we missed Minnesota's most serious cold snap of the year. As always, I get over to the Peace River area and had a great time with @Shellseeker. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to visit @jcbshark as he is in the process of moving but missed seeing him anyways. Jack and I were very successful, after a LONG hike, at finding a secluded spot to sift on a tributary of the Peace River and it gave up some nice treasures. My free time was also spent looking for fossils in and around Sarasota/Bradenton developments. It also was productive. Finally, we spent quite a bit of time at Caspersen Beach. While my wife sunned herself and read a book, I looked for shark teeth. Usually, I present my trip in a few posts. This year, it will be a random mix of fossils in no particular order. Hope you enjoy the pictures.  

 

I have to start a picture show of  Florida with palm trees!!! 

 

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 Caspersen Beach at sunset:

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Tortoises roam the sand  of Caspersen beach. Similar to looking at ant mounts out west for fossils, look at piles of sand excavated by the tortoises at Caspersen Beach 

 

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  Snowy Egret. A favorite bird of Florida for me. Somehow the picture is not coming through clearly.

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 Another Snowy Egret. As named, wouldn't you think they would live in Minnesota instead of Florida??

 

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This guy was spotted on the way to one of my hunting spots. He had to be 10 ft plus!!!!! Normally, I do not have fear of alligators, but this guy YES!!!!

 

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 @Tidgy's Dad, I too love tortoises and wanted to show you my compassion for these guys! 

 

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Great pics and finds Mike! Great colors on those teeth too. Sorry I missed getting out with you and Jack but sure I will be able to next time:thumbsu:

Every once in a great while it's not just a big rock down there!

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Very good finds ! Your "Galeocerdo" aren't :Cry:

 

Coco

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OUTIL POUR MESURER VOS FOSSILES : ici

Ma bibliothèque PDF 1 (Poissons et sélaciens récents & fossiles) : ici
Ma bibliothèque PDF 2 (Animaux vivants - sans poissons ni sélaciens) : ici
Mâchoires sélaciennes récentes : ici
Hétérodontiques et sélaciens : ici
Oeufs sélaciens récents : ici
Otolithes de poissons récents ! ici

Un Greg...

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A few updates , Mike!!!  You have something better that Kogiopsis here . Read Bobby's update in your original thread. 

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Radiographic, anatomical and densitometric images of the skull of fetal striped (AD, Stenella coeruleoalba) and common bottlenose (EH, Tursiops truncatus) dolphins.

 

Top tooth here is a lower Mako.

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As always,  Thanks  for the memories.

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Superb photography, really enjoyed this thread.:i_am_so_happy:

Loved the nature pics and the fossil finds as well. 

The turtles fossil are my favourites. 

I adore that photo of you feeding the tortoise. Gopherus poyphemus, I think. Lovely. 

 

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Life's Good!

Tortoise Friend.

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First I get jealous of the warm weather and palm trees. Then I’m green with envy over the amazing haul.

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Thanks for sharing Mike. Looks like you had a great time! Congrats on all the wonderful finds.

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Everyone you will ever meet knows something you don't. -Bill Nye (The Science Guy)

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The colors on those lemons...!!

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Cheers, Cheryl

 

“It is perhaps a more fortunate destiny to have a taste for collecting shells than to be born a millionaire.” ~RL Stevenson

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Great report Mike. Love those Florida mollusks.

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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

 

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