Gregory Kruse Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 Hello, I found these gastropods at Judd Park in Ft. Myers, FL. They were in sediments holding down a silt fence and probably brought in from somewhere close by. I have consulted the Peterson book, Southern Florida's Fossil Seashells. It is a great book and the only relevant fossil that I see is Strombus alatus. Can someone help me identify these fossils? Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWGeoFan Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 Could you provide photos from different angles? "I am going to dig up dinosaurs whether they are liquid or solid" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWGeoFan Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 And you may find this helpful - - - - -> https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/invertpaleo/gallery.asp?gallery=Florida Mollusca-Gastropoda 1 "I am going to dig up dinosaurs whether they are liquid or solid" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
izak_ Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 @MikeR is your go-to man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max-fossils Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 Lovely shells! A picture from the inside would be very helpful. So far though, I think that Strombus floridanus is the best possibility. But Mike will probably be able to give a more definite ID. By the way, if you plan on finding more seashells here, a very helpful resource for ID would be this: http://neogeneatlas.net/ Oh, also, something that would be really fun to do is to prep these shells, and to keep the matrix that is coming out. That matrix is FULL of little treasures!!! I am having so much fun right now looking through the micro-matrix under a small microscope, and I am finding lots of cool tiny fossils. Just my little tip for extra fossil-fun for on a rainy day. Best regards, Max 2 Max Derème "I feel an echo of the lightning each time I find a fossil. [...] That is why I am a hunter: to feel that bolt of lightning every day." - Mary Anning >< Remarkable Creatures, Tracy Chevalier Instagram: @world_of_fossils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeR Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 Strombus floridanus is correct. 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...
Gregory Kruse Posted February 26, 2018 Author Share Posted February 26, 2018 Thank you so much everyone! As requested, attached are some additional photoe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregory Kruse Posted February 26, 2018 Author Share Posted February 26, 2018 Thank you! Is anyone familiar with Bernie Peterson's guide to Southern Florida's Fossil Seashells? On page 43 shows Strombus alatus. These look similar to them but I will go with everyone's recommendation. Thank you for all of the links. Also, I presume that these came from the Caloosahatchee formation because they were from the Cape Coral area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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