Shellseeker Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 I love taking these trips to SMR Aggragates for 2+ MYA shells and an occasional vertebra fossil, Not a lot of time , lots of rain water around, and mostly smaller fossil shells, This was last Sunday and I also spent National Fossil Day helping out at the South Florida Museum on Saturday, When the Peace River is out of season, I look for hunting where ever I can. This pretty little Mako came my way on Saturday and some nice shells on Sunday. SMR is always rewarding. I have a bunch of larger shells to clean and sort. That can be fun also with a lot of matrix mixture inside the bigger shells. Enjoy, Shellseeker The White Queen ".... in her youth she could believe "six impossible things before breakfast" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calhounensis Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 Nice finds. I wanted to make that trip but couldn't get the time off work. From what I heard from others who went, it was pretty limited by the time and rain. Still, it's always nice going to SMR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coco Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 Hi, What / where is SMR ? Coco ---------------------- 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... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 Hi, What / where is SMR ? Coco SMR Aggregates is located in Sarasota, FLA. USA. Regards, Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shellseeker Posted October 10, 2014 Author Share Posted October 10, 2014 http://www.examiner.com/article/florida-shell-collectors-and-scientists-meet-tampa For the first time in FUM history, attendees participated in a field trip on the second day of the conference. The outing took them to the SMR Aggregates, Inc. shell mine in Sarasota, one of the most diverse and well preserved fossil mollusk sites anywhere. "Opportunities for most of the attendees to visit such a spectacular shell mine with millions of 2.5 -3.5 million year old marine fossils is extremely rare", said Roger Portell, Director of Invertebrate Paleontology Collections with the Florida Museum of Natural history (FMNH) and co-organizer of the field trip. http://www.thefossilforum.com/index.php?/topic/42142-loving-west-florida/ http://www.thefossilforum.com/index.php?/topic/37602-smr-aggregates/ I just did a search on google for "SMR TFF" It is a fantastic place -- On a few trips , I have left with 5 - 5 gallon buckets of shells that no longer exist in modern times. Truly amazing -- Millions and Millions of shells from the Tamiami formation about 5 miles east of Sarasota , Florida. Usually field trips are organized by the Florida Paleontology Society... The White Queen ".... in her youth she could believe "six impossible things before breakfast" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plantguy Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 I love taking these trips to SMR Aggragates for 2+ MYA shells and an occasional vertebra fossil, Not a lot of time , lots of rain water around, and mostly smaller fossil shells, This was last Sunday and I also spent National Fossil Day helping out at the South Florida Museum on Saturday, When the Peace River is out of season, I look for hunting where ever I can. This pretty little Mako came my way on Saturday and some nice shells on Sunday. SMR is always rewarding. GreenMako5cm.JPG IMG_9507cm.jpgIMG_9509cm.jpg I have a bunch of larger shells to clean and sort. That can be fun also with a lot of matrix mixture inside the bigger shells. Enjoy, Shellseeker Very nice--those are keepers! I really like the variety of gastropods---especially the Architectonica sundials. Yep the Tamiami is crazy crazy fossil rich. I havent been to the working quarry yet but have been picking thru old parts of it and shell loads in driveways and other sites. So far I've only found one shark tooth that was complete...a small pretty worn Meg! no less. I was/am very happy. I know there is supposed to be other vertebrate stuff there. I keep hoping! Regards, Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coco Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 SMR Aggregates is located in Sarasota, FLA. USA. Regards, Coco ---------------------- 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... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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