USGS Loc. 14075 - Caloosahatchee River [Buckingham Mbr, Tamiami Fm] is a fossil collection site in Olga, 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 carbonate indet. Documented finds include Cancellaria tabulata, Akleistostoma floridana, Turritella buckinghamensis, Turritella (Broderiptella) bifastigata cartagenensis, Turritella, Cunearca scalaris.

Geologic setting

Formation: Tamiami
Geologic interval: Late Pliocene
Age: 3.6–2.58 Ma
Depositional environment: carbonate indet.
Recorded occurrences: 15

Geology notes

ENVIRONMENT: Shallow-water carbonate facies.

Locality notes

SPECIFIC LOCATION: Dredged from Caloosahatchee River one mile below Olga, Lee Co., Florida. LAT/LONG: estimated based on Olga, Florida.

Fossils found here

Cancellaria tabulata

Gastropoda · Cancellariidae

Akleistostoma floridana

Gastropoda · Cypraeidae

Turritella buckinghamensis

Gastropoda · Turritellidae

Turritella (Broderiptella) bifastigata cartagenensis

Gastropoda · Turritellidae

Turritella

Gastropoda · Turritellidae

Cunearca scalaris

Bivalvia · Arcidae

Ostrea

Bivalvia · Ostreidae

Pecten (Deperetia)

Bivalvia · Pectinidae

Pecten (Chlamys) caloosensis

Bivalvia · Pectinidae

Thracia

Bivalvia · Thraciidae

Florimetis biplicata

Bivalvia · Tellinidae

Lirophora (Panchione) ulocyma

Bivalvia · Veneridae

Records and references

Data: Paleobiology Database collection 67077 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record

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Questions about USGS Loc. 14075 - Caloosahatchee River [Buckingham Mbr, Tamiami Fm]

Can you collect at USGS Loc. 14075 - Caloosahatchee River [Buckingham Mbr, Tamiami Fm]?

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 USGS Loc. 14075 - Caloosahatchee River [Buckingham Mbr, Tamiami Fm]?

Fossil.

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Source: Paleobiology Database.