MikeR Posted October 21, 2016 Share Posted October 21, 2016 This past weekend Dozer Operator and I made a trip to a favorite locality near Lake Okeechobee which exposes both the Lower Pleistocene Caloosahatchee and the Middle Pleistocene Bermont Formations. Hurricane Mathew had grazed the Florida Peninsula the previous week so we were optimistic that the prodigious rains would have washed the sediments revealing marine goodies as well as some terrestrial vertebrate material. Jonathan came away with some nice horse teeth and I picked more Siphocypraea than I can ever use. My finds of the day included a pair of rare Morum oniscus from the Bermont and maximum sized Turbinella scolymoides from the Caloosahatchee. 1 "A problem solved is a problem caused"--Karl Pilkington "I was dead for millions of years before I was born and it never inconvenienced me a bit." -- Mark Twain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixgill pete Posted October 21, 2016 Share Posted October 21, 2016 Great finds Mike. The M. oniscus is a new one to me. Had to google it. Very nice. 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 May 2016 May 2012 Aug 2013, May 2016, Apr 2020 Oct 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coco Posted October 21, 2016 Share Posted October 21, 2016 Hi, Nice finds ! Is it a Cassis on your hand ? 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...
MikeR Posted October 21, 2016 Author Share Posted October 21, 2016 3 minutes ago, Coco said: Hi, Nice finds ! Is it a Cassis on your hand ? Coco Yes. Semicassis granulata (Born, 1778). "A problem solved is a problem caused"--Karl Pilkington "I was dead for millions of years before I was born and it never inconvenienced me a bit." -- Mark Twain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted October 21, 2016 Share Posted October 21, 2016 Very nice finds, Mike. Glad you had a fruitful outing. 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...
JohnJ Posted October 21, 2016 Share Posted October 21, 2016 Wow, Mike. Finds like that play with the imagination...take a walk on an ancient beach. The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeR Posted October 21, 2016 Author Share Posted October 21, 2016 Cleaned shells from the Lower Pleistocene Caloosahatchee Formation. 2 "A problem solved is a problem caused"--Karl Pilkington "I was dead for millions of years before I was born and it never inconvenienced me a bit." -- Mark Twain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plantguy Posted October 21, 2016 Share Posted October 21, 2016 Dang Mike, looks like you all had a great time! Have fun cat/logging that stuff! Awesome. Any chance you were you able to snag any echys or crabby fragments? Thanks for showing us. Regards, Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeR Posted October 22, 2016 Author Share Posted October 22, 2016 13 hours ago, Plantguy said: Dang Mike, looks like you all had a great time! Have fun cat/logging that stuff! Awesome. Any chance you were you able to snag any echys or crabby fragments? Thanks for showing us. Regards, Chris Last year I found a Clypeaster rosaceus at the same locality but not this time. I won't know about crab parts until I go through the screened material. Mike 1 "A problem solved is a problem caused"--Karl Pilkington "I was dead for millions of years before I was born and it never inconvenienced me a bit." -- Mark Twain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Search4 Posted October 22, 2016 Share Posted October 22, 2016 Gorgeous shells, especially that spiny looking cowrie.. do you find any calcite? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeR Posted October 23, 2016 Author Share Posted October 23, 2016 14 hours ago, Search4 said: Gorgeous shells, especially that spiny looking cowrie.. do you find any calcite? Not so much at this site. Further west near Imokalee however there is a lot of limestone within the Golden Gate Member of the Tamiami Formation. I had the opportunity to collect within that unit at a construction site last year and came away with some cool calcite replace mollusks and corals. Mike "A problem solved is a problem caused"--Karl Pilkington "I was dead for millions of years before I was born and it never inconvenienced me a bit." -- Mark Twain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gavialboy Posted October 23, 2016 Share Posted October 23, 2016 congrats on the cool finds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeR Posted October 24, 2016 Author Share Posted October 24, 2016 On 10/22/2016 at 9:02 AM, MikeR said: Last year I found a Clypeaster rosaceus at the same locality but not this time. I won't know about crab parts until I go through the screened material. Mike On 10/21/2016 at 7:48 PM, Plantguy said: Dang Mike, looks like you all had a great time! Have fun cat/logging that stuff! Awesome. Any chance you were you able to snag any echys or crabby fragments? Thanks for showing us. Regards, Chris FYI on the crabs. Portunus (Blue Crab) and Menippe (Stone Crab) cheliped found in washed Caloosahatchee screening. 1 "A problem solved is a problem caused"--Karl Pilkington "I was dead for millions of years before I was born and it never inconvenienced me a bit." -- Mark Twain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turntostone Posted October 25, 2016 Share Posted October 25, 2016 Nice to see there is still at least 1 place you can collect fossil shells in Florida. Would love to come over collecting again but its a long way from the UK if I can't find anywhere to collect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bone Daddy Posted October 27, 2016 Share Posted October 27, 2016 You can find a lot of Miocene stuff being used as fill in some parts of central Florida. All around the phosphate mining industry are places to get shell fill by the truckload. It's kicked aside by the mining industry. You see it alot at state parks used as draining rock or landscape rock would be used. It breaks down over time and you can actually find a lot of intact shells. It's also used in parking lots close to the beaches, where it's often used alongside Coquina rock fill. The state, county, and local parks around here (Hillsborough,Pinellas,Pasco,Hardee) use a lot of it and they often used it near trail heads. There are lots of loose ones laying on the ground after rains. The rangers don't care if you pick up a couple and put them in your pocket. They just don't want you out there with shovels or disturbing the ground. I've found some really nice specimens in surprisingly good condition just looking on the ground after I park. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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