Jurassicz1 Posted January 24, 2023 Share Posted January 24, 2023 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 comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meganeura Posted January 24, 2023 Share Posted January 24, 2023 @digit I feel like you're most likely to be able to fulfill this request. Fossils? I dig it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Dente Posted January 24, 2023 Share Posted January 24, 2023 Here's a list of sharks and rays from the site. Some are reworked from older deposits. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassicz1 Posted January 24, 2023 Author Share Posted January 24, 2023 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 comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meganeura Posted January 24, 2023 Share Posted January 24, 2023 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. Fossils? I dig it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digit Posted January 25, 2023 Share Posted January 25, 2023 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 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcoSr Posted January 25, 2023 Share Posted January 25, 2023 Adriano You can contact Frank Garcia through his South Dakota Museum. He should be able to help you. PM sent. Marco Sr. 2 "Any day that you can fossil hunt is a great day." My family fossil website Some Of My Shark, Ray, Fish And Other Micros My Extant Shark Jaw Collection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meganeura Posted January 25, 2023 Share Posted January 25, 2023 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. 1 Fossils? I dig it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassicz1 Posted January 25, 2023 Author Share Posted January 25, 2023 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 comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digit Posted January 25, 2023 Share Posted January 25, 2023 Frank was there at the discovery of this important Florida fossil site. Cheers. -Ken 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hemipristis Posted January 26, 2023 Share Posted January 26, 2023 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.... 'Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.' George Santayana Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassicz1 Posted January 29, 2023 Author Share Posted January 29, 2023 On 1/24/2023 at 9:55 PM, Meganeura said: Leisey shell pit stuff is rarely sold. It IS sold though. Yes I have only seen inverts and some horse remains, nothing other than that though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcoSr Posted January 29, 2023 Share Posted January 29, 2023 1 hour ago, Jurassicz1 said: Yes I have only seen inverts and some horse remains, nothing other than that though. You have to know the people like Frank Garcia who collected extensively there. I've seen a good number of incredible Leisey Shell Pit mammal fossils at Frank Garcia's house in South Dakota. Now a lot of those specimens are in Frank's South Dakota World Fossil Finder Museum in Hot Springs. Marco Sr. "Any day that you can fossil hunt is a great day." My family fossil website Some Of My Shark, Ray, Fish And Other Micros My Extant Shark Jaw Collection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassicz1 Posted January 30, 2023 Author Share Posted January 30, 2023 Gotta go to that museum whenever i come to USA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siteseer Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 On 1/24/2023 at 6:38 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. Hi Adriano, Back in the late 80's and into the 2000's, you would see some Leisey Shell Pit fossils for sale at the Tucson shows and at shows in Florida. I bought a great white shark tooth from there at Tucson in the late 90's. I can get a photo of it. I also have a camel tooth. I've seen a lot more land mammal fossils than shark teeth from there. The shark teeth I've seen have all been great white shark teeth and they are shiny black with well-preserved serrations. Jess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digit Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 3 hours ago, siteseer said: Back in the late 80's and into the 2000's, you would see some Leisey Shell Pit fossils for sale at the Tucson shows and at shows in Florida. I bought a great white shark tooth from there at Tucson in the late 90's. I can get a photo of it. I also have a camel tooth. I've seen a lot more land mammal fossils than shark teeth from there. Indeed! The very name "Shell Pit" hints at its marine influence. The site is thought to be a coastal mangrove bay with a large marine component of fossil material. Despite the site's name and the fact that some shelly material and shark teeth were found at this site, it is much more well known for the terrestrial component with over 20,000 vertebrate fossils recovered from this rich site. The site is long since closed so having some fossils (any fossils) from this famous site is pretty cool. Cheers. -Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassicz1 Posted February 10, 2023 Author Share Posted February 10, 2023 So cool! A very interesting Pleistocene site Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassicz1 Posted February 10, 2023 Author Share Posted February 10, 2023 On 2/8/2023 at 9:52 AM, siteseer said: Hi Adriano, Back in the late 80's and into the 2000's, you would see some Leisey Shell Pit fossils for sale at the Tucson shows and at shows in Florida. I bought a great white shark tooth from there at Tucson in the late 90's. I can get a photo of it. I also have a camel tooth. I've seen a lot more land mammal fossils than shark teeth from there. The shark teeth I've seen have all been great white shark teeth and they are shiny black with well-preserved serrations. Jess Very cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siteseer Posted February 13, 2023 Share Posted February 13, 2023 Here's a camel tooth from the site. Palaeollama sp. Early Pleistocene Leisey Shell Pit, Hillsborough County, Florida 39mm (crown and root) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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