Jeffrey P Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 My girlfriend, Valerie and I were visiting my aunt in West Palm Beach, Florida. She is 90 and lives in a senior residence. I wasn't planning to go fossil hunting or even thinking about fossils. However, on our last night there, we were walking in the neighborhood to burn off a few calories when I spotted a number of fossil shells in front of an apartment complex. We spent about half an hour searching the shells for complete ones in good condition- found over twenty species. Valerie got into it too and found some excellent specimens. After that we began spotting fossil shells everywhere. It's amazing how much you don't see unless you're really looking. Since this isn't our usual stomping ground- could use some ID help with these: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Miocene_Mason Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 I don't know the area or shells to well, but number 10 looks like a campanile shell (picture provided) but not quite, so perhaps a relative. “...whilst this planet has gone cycling on according to the fixed law of gravity, from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been and are being evolved.” ~ Charles Darwin Happy hunting, Mason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njfossilhunter Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 Those are some nice looking shell you and your lady found....... TonyThe Brooks Are Like A Box Of Chocolates,,,, You Never Know What You'll Find. I Told You I Don't Have Alzheimer's.....I Have Sometimers. Some Times I Remember And Some Times I Forget.... I Mostly Forget. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evan_fulkerson Posted July 31, 2017 Share Posted July 31, 2017 Pretty awesome! Find them all over the place here in Royal Palm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibertyMichelle Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 There are so many fossil shell piles here in Florida. Construction Sites are great for finding some really nice specimens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
william kuehne Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 What is the formation and age of these fossil invertebrates found in West Palm Beach, Florida? Anastasia Formation, Pleistocene? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plax Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 a modern shell guide will get you IDs on most of these. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeymig Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 Most of your shells are Pliocene in age not Pleistocene. Double check but Im sure most are correct. 1.Rangia nasuta? 2.Turritella apicalis 3.Busycon perversum 4.Hanetia mengeana 5.Strombus alatus (juvenile) 6.Crassispira perspirata? 7.Marginella precursor 8.Nassarius vibex 9.Chione cancellata 10.Niso willcoxiana 11.Trajana pyta 12.Vermicularia fargoi 13.Calotrophon ostrearum 14.Arcinella cornuta 15.Oliva sayana 16.Carditamera arata 17.Cerithium dalli 18.Cerithium preatratum Many times I've wondered how much there is to know. led zeppelin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kmiecik Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 17 minutes ago, mikeymig said: Most of your shells are Pliocene in age not Pleistocene. Double check but Im sure most are correct. 1.Rangia nasuta? 2.Turritella apicalis 3.Busycon perversum 4.Hanetia mengeana 5.Strombus alatus (juvenile) 6.Crassispira perspirata? 7.Marginella precursor 8.Nassarius vibex 9.Chione cancellata 10.Niso willcoxiana 11.Trajana pyta 12.Vermicularia fargoi 13.Calotrophon ostrearum 14.Arcinella cornuta 15.Oliva sayana 16.Carditamera arata 17.Cerithium dalli 18.Cerithium preatratum If I ever need one ID'ed, I know who I'm going to call. Amen. Mark. Fossil hunting is easy -- they don't run away when you shoot at them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hemipristis Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 Suggested reference: Plio-Pleistocene Stratigraphy and Paleontology of Southern Florida. State of Florida Dept Natural Resources Special Publication #36. Available free online from: ufos.ufl.edu 'Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.' George Santayana Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanDye Posted April 27, 2019 Share Posted April 27, 2019 On 4/24/2019 at 8:56 AM, william kuehne said: What is the formation and age of these fossil invertebrates found in West Palm Beach, Florida? Anastasia Formation, Pleistocene? These are all likely to be modern specimens, or at least in the sense that they still exist today. Dating these wouldn't be of any use. On 4/24/2019 at 10:20 AM, Plax said: a modern shell guide will get you IDs on most of these. Just as Plax said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plax Posted April 30, 2019 Share Posted April 30, 2019 perhaps I should have said "genus" instead of "ID". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey P Posted February 28, 2021 Author Share Posted February 28, 2021 On 4/24/2019 at 3:20 PM, mikeymig said: Most of your shells are Pliocene in age not Pleistocene. Double check but Im sure most are correct. 1.Rangia nasuta? 2.Turritella apicalis 3.Busycon perversum 4.Hanetia mengeana 5.Strombus alatus (juvenile) 6.Crassispira perspirata? 7.Marginella precursor 8.Nassarius vibex 9.Chione cancellata 10.Niso willcoxiana 11.Trajana pyta 12.Vermicularia fargoi 13.Calotrophon ostrearum 14.Arcinella cornuta 15.Oliva sayana 16.Carditamera arata 17.Cerithium dalli 18.Cerithium preatratum Thanks Mikey. I thought nobody responded to this and the thread disappeared, but lo and behold here's yours and everybody else's remarks. Very much appreciated. If you don't mind, what s the source(s) for your IDs? I would love to check it out. Best wishes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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