Buckingham Member, Tamiami Formation (unspecified localities)
Florida25.90139, −81.30333
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Minerals on record here
1 mineralRecorded here: fossil.
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About Buckingham Member, Tamiami Formation (unspecified localities)
Buckingham Member, Tamiami Formation (unspecified localities) is a fossil collection site in Florida, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. Fossils here come from the Tamiami Formation, dated to the Late Pliocene (3.6–2.58 million years ago). The depositional environment is recorded as lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal. Documented finds include Mercenaria campechiensis tridacnoides, Mercenaria campechiensis rileyi, Mercenaria, Carolinapecten, Nodipecten, Terebraspira.
Geologic setting
- Formation
- Tamiami
- Geologic interval
- Late Pliocene
- Age
- 3.6–2.58 Ma
- Depositional environment
- lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal
- Recorded occurrences
- 118
Geology notes
ENVIRONMENT: carbonate lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal environment; shallow muddy sand areas and intertidal mud flats, shallow lagoon, deep lagoon, lagoonal coral bioherms.
Locality notes
SPECIFIC LOCATION: Collier, Dade, and Sarasota counties, Florida. Stratotype is suggested to be the APAC section at Sarasota, Sarasota Co., Florida. LAT/LONG: estimated based on Sarasota, Florida.
Fossils found here
Mercenaria campechiensis tridacnoides
Bivalvia · Veneridae
Mercenaria campechiensis rileyi
Bivalvia · Veneridae
Mercenaria
Bivalvia · Veneridae
Carolinapecten
Bivalvia · Pectinidae
Nodipecten
Bivalvia · Pectinidae
Terebraspira
Gastropoda · Fasciolariidae
Conus (Contraconus)
Gastropoda · Conidae
Akleistostoma carolinensis
Gastropoda · Cypraeidae
Akleistostoma pilsbryi
Gastropoda · Cypraeidae
Vasum (Hystrivasum)
Gastropoda · Turbinellidae
Busycon
Gastropoda · Busyconidae
Pterorhytis
Gastropoda · Muricidae
Lirophora (Panchione) ulocyma
Bivalvia · Veneridae
Akleistostoma crocodila
Gastropoda · Cypraeidae
Siphocypraea (Pahayokea) erici
Gastropoda · Cypraeidae
Siphocypraea duerri
Gastropoda · Cypraeidae
Sconsia hodgii
Gastropoda · Cassidae
Lindafulgur
Gastropoda · Busyconidae
Sinistrofulgur
Gastropoda · Busyconidae
Seminoleconus
Gastropoda · Conidae
Scaphella
Gastropoda · Volutidae
Oliva (Strephona)
Gastropoda · Olividae
Fusinus
Gastropoda · Fasciolariidae
Tropochasca petiti
Gastropoda · Melongenidae
Turritella (Eichwaldiella)
Gastropoda · Turritellidae
Epitonium
Gastropoda · Epitoniidae
Conus (Contraconus) adversarius
Gastropoda · Conidae
Conus harveyensis
Gastropoda · Conidae
Euvola
Bivalvia · Pectinidae
Argopecten
Bivalvia · Pectinidae
Ventrilia
Gastropoda · Cancellariidae
Busycotypus
Gastropoda · Busyconidae
Busycoarctum
Gastropoda · Busyconidae
Heilprinia dalli
Gastropoda · Fasciolariidae
Heilprinia
Gastropoda · Fasciolariidae
Diodora
Gastropoda · Fissurellidae
Torcula
Gastropoda · Turritellidae
Ecphora quadricostata
Gastropoda · Muricidae
Phyllonotus
Gastropoda · Muricidae
Ficus
Gastropoda · Ficidae
Fulguropsis
Gastropoda · Busyconidae
Busycon filosum
Gastropoda · Busyconidae
Marvacrassatella
Bivalvia · Crassatellidae
Terebra
Gastropoda · Terebridae
Closia (Bullata)
Gastropoda · Volutidae
Volutifusus
Gastropoda · Volutidae
Siphocypraea carolinensis
NO_CLASS_SPECIFIED · NO_FAMILY_SPECIFIED
Ecphora
Gastropoda · Muricidae
Showing 48 of 72 identified taxa.
Records and references
Data: Paleobiology Database collection 79960 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record
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Questions about Buckingham Member, Tamiami Formation (unspecified localities)
Can you collect at Buckingham Member, Tamiami Formation (unspecified localities)?
It depends on who owns the land and whether a mining claim covers it. BLM land usually allows hand collecting for personal use, national parks allow none, and private land needs the owner’s permission. Pro members see the owner and any claims at this spot.
What minerals are found at Buckingham Member, Tamiami Formation (unspecified localities)?
Fossil.
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