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Eichelberger Cave

Marion County, Florida
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Based on our latest records, with claims updated from the BLM on Oct 9, 2026. Land and claims can change quickly, so check before you go.

Minerals on record here

1 mineral

Recorded here: fossil.

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About Eichelberger Cave

Eichelberger Cave is a fossil collection site in Marion, Florida, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. The depositional environment is recorded as cave. Documented finds include Coluber constrictor, Masticophis, Elaphe guttata, Pituophis, Heterodon platyrhinos, Crotalus adamanteus.

Geologic setting

Geologic interval
Late Pleistocene
Age
0.129–0.0117 Ma
Depositional environment
cave
Altitude
90 feet
Recorded occurrences
17
Geology notes

According to Auffenberg (1963), Locality A was closer to the cave opening during the Pleistocene, an opening now sealed with a mass of limestone boulders and rubble.

Locality notes

Belleview 7.5' Quadrangle; NW1/4 of section 35 of T. 16 S., R. 22 E.; about 2 miles SW of Belleview

Fossils found here

Coluber constrictor
Reptilia · Colubridae
Masticophis
Reptilia · Colubridae
Elaphe guttata
Reptilia · Colubridae
Pituophis
Reptilia · Colubridae
Heterodon platyrhinos
Reptilia · Colubridae
Crotalus adamanteus
Reptilia · Crotalidae
Crotalus giganteus
Reptilia · Crotalidae
Dasypus bellus
Mammalia · Dasypodidae
Equus
Mammalia · Equidae
Geochelone
Reptilia · Testudinidae
Tremarctos floridanus
Mammalia · Ursidae
Ursus americanus
Mammalia · Ursidae
Colinus virginianus
Reptilia · Odontophoridae
Scolopax minor
Aves · Scolopacidae
Strix varia
Aves · Strigidae
Colaptes auratus
Aves · Picidae
Sturnella magna
Aves · Icteridae

Records and references

Data: Paleobiology Database collection 154936 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record

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Can you collect at Eichelberger Cave?

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 Eichelberger Cave?

Fossil.

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Meteorite nearbyA 502 g stony meteorite was found at Eustis in 1918, 29 miles from here.

Source: Paleobiology Database.