Jurassicz1 Posted Tuesday at 02:38 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 02:38 PM Hello! I have a question, I have become very interested in the Lower Pleistocene site of Leisey Shell Pit in Florida. I have read that a few species of sharks, bony fish and even rays are present there. Does anyone in the forum actually have any of these in their collections? If so be sure to post them as I have never seen any! Cheers. Adriano. Link to post Share on other sites
Meganeura Posted Tuesday at 06:59 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 06:59 PM @digit I feel like you're most likely to be able to fulfill this request. Link to post Share on other sites
Al Dente Posted Tuesday at 07:40 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 07:40 PM Here's a list of sharks and rays from the site. Some are reworked from older deposits. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Jurassicz1 Posted Tuesday at 08:15 PM Author Share Posted Tuesday at 08:15 PM 33 minutes ago, Al Dente said: Here's a list of sharks and rays from the site. Some are reworked from older deposits. Thanks for the good information! Are these fossils sold on the market or are they only ever in museums? Link to post Share on other sites
Meganeura Posted Tuesday at 08:55 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 08:55 PM 39 minutes ago, Jurassicz1 said: Thanks for the good information! Are these fossils sold on the market or are they only ever in museums? Leisey shell pit stuff is rarely sold. It IS sold though. Link to post Share on other sites
digit Posted Wednesday at 02:39 AM Share Posted Wednesday at 02:39 AM 7 hours ago, Meganeura said: @digit I feel like you're most likely to be able to fulfill this request Was before my time--nothing in my collection. There may be some specimens with imagery in the FLMNH collection. You can do a search here: https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/vertpaleo-search/ You can put in Leisey in the site field (there are several pits within this site to choose from. Toward the top you can select "Only Results With Images". Cheers. -Ken Link to post Share on other sites
MarcoSr Posted Wednesday at 03:12 AM Share Posted Wednesday at 03:12 AM Adriano You can contact Frank Garcia through his South Dakota Museum. He should be able to help you. PM sent. Marco Sr. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Meganeura Posted Wednesday at 10:15 AM Share Posted Wednesday at 10:15 AM 7 hours ago, digit said: Was before my time--nothing in my collection. There may be some specimens with imagery in the FLMNH collection. You can do a search here: https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/vertpaleo-search/ You can put in Leisey in the site field (there are several pits within this site to choose from. Toward the top you can select "Only Results With Images". Cheers. -Ken Oh I was referring to the FLMNH specimens! Figured you might be able to share input on that. Link to post Share on other sites
Jurassicz1 Posted Wednesday at 01:23 PM Author Share Posted Wednesday at 01:23 PM 10 hours ago, MarcoSr said: Adriano You can contact Frank Garcia through his South Dakota Museum. He should be able to help you. PM sent. Marco Sr. Alright will do! I have heard alot of great things about him! Link to post Share on other sites
digit Posted Wednesday at 02:29 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 02:29 PM Frank was there at the discovery of this important Florida fossil site. Cheers. -Ken Link to post Share on other sites
hemipristis Posted Thursday at 10:30 AM Share Posted Thursday at 10:30 AM On 1/25/2023 at 12:38 AM, Jurassicz1 said: Hello! I have a question, I have become very interested in the Lower Pleistocene site of Leisey Shell Pit in Florida. I have read that a few species of sharks, bony fish and even rays are present there. Does anyone in the forum actually have any of these in their collections? If so be sure to post them as I have never seen any! Cheers. Adriano. I have a few gastropods from there, but they are currently packed up, in storage. I'm going to be moving in a bit. I'm sorry! Some decades back I had access to several people who had collected mollusks from there and were selling. I wish that I knew then what I knew now.... Link to post Share on other sites
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