Some Florida finds

[aek]

Just thought I'd share some finds from a first time trip to the Venice area. First, some beach fossils collected over two days. 

Miocene- Pliocene-Pleistocene Epochs

Equus sp. tooth , stingray teeth, assorted shark teeth, some corals and Dugong bone fragment.

 

I checked out a construction site pile that was spilling over into a parking lot and found some amazingly preserved Pleistocene mollusks. 

 

 

 

 

It's pretty incredible to be able to find modern shells at the beach and then compare to fossils found a few miles inland. For comparisons, in the pics below, the top row are modern cockles and bottom are Pleistocene. 

 

 

Thanks for reading and happy new year!

 

 

 

[digit]

Looks like you did well! Great luck finding that large pile of fill material.

 

 

Cheers.

 

-Ken

[Andy B]

Wow, some really nice finds.

[jcbshark]

Nice finds

[RuMert]

Nice bivalves and gastropods, look like found on a modern beach

[aek]

@digit @Andy B @jcbshark @RuMert Thanks guys! I can't wait to return.