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From the album: Gastropods of the Tamiami Formation
Order Littorinimorpha Family Cypraeidae Siphocypraea lindae (Petuch, 1986) Statigraphy: Golden Gate Member of the Tamiami Formation Location: Near Imokalee, Collier County, Florida USA. Status: Extinct Notes: Very close to S. carolinensis with a high dorsum and simple sulcus but with a narrower posterior aperture and stronger denticles on parietal lip. Petuch assigns this species in his genus Pseudadusta. -
From the album: Gastropods of the Tamiami Formation
Order Littorinimorpha Family Cypraeidae Siphocypraea transitoria Olsson & Petit, 1964 Statigraphy: Pinecrest Sand Member of the Tamiami Formation Location: APAC, Sarasota County, Florida USA. Status: Extinct Notes: Although common in the Kissimmee River area, this specimen is from APAC in Sarasota where it is much rarer. Very close to S. problematica with slightly less coiling of the anterior sulcus and a slightly wider posterior aperture. Petuch would call this Siphocypraea streami.-
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From the album: Gastropods of the Tamiami Formation
Order Littorinimorpha Family Cypraeidae Siphocypraea hughesi Olsson & Petit, 1964 Statigraphy: Pinecrest Sand Member of the Tamiami Formation Location: Kissimmee River, Highlands County, Florida USA. Status: Extinct Notes: Restricted to the Kissimmee River area. Distinctive shape, wide and squat. Anterior sulcus approaching that of S. problematica. Petuch assigns this species to Akleistostoma (Olssonicypraea). -
From the album: Gastropods of the Tamiami Formation
Order Littorinimorpha Family Cypraeidae Siphocypraea trippeana Parodiz, 1988 Statigraphy: Pinecrest Sand Member of the Tamiami Formation Location: APAC, Sarasota County, Florida USA. Status: Extinct Notes: Typically, shell is small and narrow with a high dorsum. The sulcus has a slight bend more so than the S. carolinensis complex, described as a keyhole appearance and a narrow aperture like S. problematica. -
From the album: Gastropods of the Tamiami Formation
Order Littorinimorpha Family Cypraeidae Siphocypraea carolinesis floridana (Mansfield, 1931) Statigraphy: Pinecrest Sand Member of the Tamiami Formation Location: APAC, Sarasota County, Florida USA. Status: Extinct Notes: Example of a gerontic individual of this subspecies. -
From the album: Gastropods of the Tamiami Formation
Order Littorinimorpha Family Cypraeidae Siphocypraea sarasotaensis Petuch, 1994 Statigraphy: Pinecrest Sand Member of the Tamiami Formation Location: APAC, Sarasota County, Florida USA. Status: Extinct Notes: First described as a Siphocypraea, Petuch later classified this species with his Calusacypraea genus which is defined by neotenic characteristics such as an undeveloped anterior sulcus and very light weight. Many researchers feel that this species is merely a variation of S. floridana (Lyle Campbell pers. comm.). WoRMS classification Siphocypraea while Petuch would call this species Calusacypraea myakka. -
From the album: Gastropods of the Tamiami Formation
Order Littorinimorpha Family Cypraeidae Siphocypraea briani (Petuch, 1996) Statigraphy: Pinecrest Sand Member of the Tamiami Formation Location: APAC, Sarasota County, Florida USA. Status: Extinct Notes: Described as Calusacypraea briani and differentiated from S. sarasotaensis by having a larger and longer shell. I have placed this shell as S. briani however it could be a gerontic individual of S. sarasotaensis. Some Cypraeidae demonstrate sexual dimorphism which could explain the larger size as well. WoRMS classification Siphocypraea, Petuch Calusacypraea. -
From the album: Gastropods of the Tamiami Formation
Order Littorinimorpha Family Cypraeidae Cypraea sp. Statigraphy: Ochopee Limestone Member of the Tamiami Formation Location: Canal spoil, Collier County, Florida USA. Status: Extinct Notes: Presence of a distinct spire suggests that these internal casts do not belong to the genus Siphocypraea. -
Went out this morning with @jcbshark for a land hunt. Walking and talking and playing in the mud puddles takes me back to yesterday year. It is messy but the rains remove dirt and dust, making the fossils more visible. Not too many finds for me, 10 little shark teeth, a mako, a distressed Meg and a very large tilly. Jeff definitely has sharper vision but I respond with unvarnished luck. The Meg is a little distressed but at 3.5 inches, an outstanding root, and good olive green color, I am not complaining. Thanks Jeff
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I was revisiting some of the shark teeth I've found on previous adventures in order to make a list/catalog of the vertebrate species present in my collection. I found a few teeth which I believe could come from notorhynchus or hexanchus and I wanted to confirm that with members on the forum. I was looking at some of my teeth from the spoil pits of Aurora, NC and the Peace River, FL. 1. Deep rooted specimen with what looks like what would be the first crown preserved. Found in Aurora. About 2 cm from top to bottom, 1 cm wide. 2. Unsure about this one, initially thought it was a tiger shark, but it's rather long at the base and doesn't have the curved root like your average tiger. Found on the Peace River. About 1.4 cm wide and .75 cm from top to bottom. 3. This is the one I'm least confident about, but the root is very wide. 1.4 cm wide and .8 cm from top to bottom.
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The plane tickets are purchased and the sifter and 'Florida Snow Shovel' have already arrived in Cape Coral! My in-laws have a place in Cape Coral and the wife and I visit them every year in early March. Last year we went to Venice Beach and I totally got hooked on fossils and sharks teeth. Living in the Pennsylvania, I don't get down to Florida often, but I have been able to make it to Calvert Cliffs twice this winter. While I did find some very small teeth the last time (my first time) at Venice Beach, just south of the pier I am hoping to find some better spots. I am not looking for anyone to reveal any personal sites or honey holes, but I hope some forum member can chime in and and let me know some decent places to look. I know we will for sure be making a family trip to Venice Beach for a day, but I also hope to be able to steal a day on my own for fossil exploration. Any information or tips would be much appreciated. I will get a permit prior to the trip, and the in-laws gracefully took down a sifter and scoop for me when they left a few weeks ago. There is nothing like examining your finds while sipping some Wicked Dolphin Rum and sitting on the canal!
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I have another oddity here. Found on a Tampa Bay beach in Florida. It is about 3 inches long, brittle but light weight and hollow, with one end open and one end sealed. The side hole or spout attaches to the larger opening. I did some research and it resembles a calcareous sponge. Is it a sponge? Is it a fossil or modern? Thanks as always to a great group of people! Please see 5 pics below.
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I was told this is a bobcat. It is said to be found in Florida. I didn't think it looked for sure like one but I don't have any mammal fossils yet so I wanted it anyway. I can't tell what it is though. Some of the tooth tips are chipped and the shape looks a bit strange. The rule is in centimeters (I accidentally wrote millimeters at first)
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Need help with these pleasepretty worn.....let me know your ideas. Won't inadvertently direct the discussion with what I think.......thanks!
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Hunting buddy asked of I could get this tooth Identified. TFF my only chance. Florida Peace River. The curved root seems rare. Maybe an incisor. I have not seen this previously but such a small fossil would easily be missed. Thank for any comments and suggested IDs. Length = 35 mm
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This was such a fun hunt y'all! Cris and I went to a site we haven't hunted since our second ever fossil hunt together, which was YEARS ago! This was a place where Cris buried me in dugong bones because we found so many! The trip back to this site was quite successful. I found an amazing tooth, Cris steals it and hides it... It was a great time! Check our the video if you are interested and have some time
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From the album: FloridaWhales
Order: Artiodactyl Infraorder: Cetecea Family: Physeteridae Genus: Unknown Species: Unknown Whale tooth, Length 10.7 cm, 4.2 Inches One in a box of broken Whale teeth found in Bone Valley Phosphate Mine in the 2000s -
I found this awesome glittery piece on the beach in Tampa Bay. It is kind of layered and has a cheesecloth pattern on it. It is about 2 x 2 1/2 inches in diameter and about 1 1/4 inches in height. It is lighter than my typical coral finds. It has what looks like 2 bore holes that go right through. I'm not seeing any corallites so I'm leaning towards a sponge. I have 3 photos-- top/bottom and one side view. (Note: photos don't capture the crystallization) What do you think it is? Thanks in advance.
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From the album: FloridaWhales
Order: Artiodactyl Infraorder: Cetecea Family: Physeteridae Genus: Scaldicetus .sp Whale tooth, Length 10.7 cm, 4.2 Inches One in a box of broken Whale teeth found in Bone Valley Phosphate Mine in the 2000s -
I recently aquired these bones in a creek off the Peace River. I found it along with some other Pleistocene era things. Does anyone know what animal this belongs to or what type of bone it is? I can't find anything like it.
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Hello All, I would like to take a group of families camping somewhere along the Peace River in Florida to hunt fossils. Does anyone have a suggestion for a campground, or even just a great spot for finding fossils? We don't necessarily need to camp. Thank you for any suggestions!
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Trip to Gasparilla Island any one have finds from there to share?
Hiitsjustme posted a topic in Fossil Hunting Trips
Hi everyone! New member here. I am headed to Gasparilla Island, Florida soon. Also known as bocca grande. I was wondering if other members have been there and if you could share what you found and maybe what I could or should be hunting for. Thanks ahead for all your tips! -
From Southwest Florida. Ideas on type of shark tooth? Thanks!
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Idea on what type of shark tooth?
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Family member found this at a beach in the southwest area of Florida. Any ideas on what it is?
