Pool Man Posted May 11, 2009 Share Posted May 11, 2009 I find myself always looking at the stuff i'm walking on(I'm sure most here can relate). I was recently walking back to my work truck at a Charlotte county park when I noticed this guy. The manager of the site said the crushed rock came from a local quarry (put didn't know where).I beleieve tamiami limestone is mined localy. And then yesterday I was looking at big chunks of limestone that were lining the parking lot at a park in Sarasota county and found this beauty There was no test visable, but it poped right out of the rock. The rock was a sandy orangeish limestone with lots of shell molds,and is proabably localy obtained. Any ideas on an ID? Thanks for looking! Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oh-Man Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 Sorry Dan, not sure about an ID, but I've started to do the same thing. I find fossil wood cobbles mixed in with landscaping rocks quite frequently these days. And a friend of mine recently found a heart urchin in the limestone gravel that a local road crew used on his street. What is geology? "Rocks for Jocks!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommabetts Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 I have found several echs and other things in the gravel of my driveway going back and forth to the mailbox. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicholas Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 Cool finds, my driveway gives way to pieces of jasper on occasion. No fossils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MB Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 I don't know , but why not a fragment of encope and echinolampas? http://www.mbfossilcrabs.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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