A large fossil cup and saucer shell from the Calyptraeidae family (Trochita floridana, Olsson and Petit, 1964) – width 45 mm, extinct. Collected at SMR Aggregates, Sarasota, Florida – #Pliocene, Tamiami Formation, Pinecrest Beds. #FloridaFossils #MolluscMonday #Shells

This story from New Scientist highlights Dakota McCoy, who opened her lab at the University of Chicago and the Marine Biological Laboratory in September 2024. newscientist.com/article/245687…

Here’s a small (approximately 2cm wide) echinoid “Durhamella ocalana” (Cooke, 1942) and a scallop shell that have been hanging out together for 36 mya. Upper Eocene – Ocala Limestone Formation. #FossilFriday #FloridaFossils #Eocene

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Tampa Bay Fossil Club's FossilFest starts on March 15th. I'll be working at the fossil identification and Kids Sand Mine - stop by and visit us! #FloridaFossils #TampaBayFossilClub

A small murex shell (perhaps Muricopsis oxytatus) – collected at SMR Aggregates, Sarasota, Florida. #Pliocene Tamiami Formation, Pinecrest Beds. Length 9mm #FossilFriday #FloridaFossils

Here are a couple of small rattlesnake fangs that split open showing their hollow structure – venom flow through the fangs up to tip where there’s a small opening. Rattlesnakes tend to shed their fangs every 6 – 10 weeks. Found in Nebraska on a Harvester Ant Mound. #RattleSnake