Fossils in North Florida underwater caves

[saturation]

Folks,

Anyone know what types of fossils are typically seen in underwater caves in North Florida, e.g. Devils Cave, Peacock, Little River etc.,?

I find many sand dollar types around the floor of many passageways in Devil's cave system and Little River, fossilized shells are abundant in the cavern zone of Little River ...etc., but are there any Megalodon teeth in these caves? Are there bones in the Devil's system bone room? I was examining some of the many tiny rocks just on the surface of the mud in the bone room and could have sworn they were tiny bones of some creatures. Some were so fragile, just touching them broke them apart ... so I stopped trying to lift them out and just studied them in place.

[Jerry]

The rock formation you will see in Peacock, Devil's, Little River is the Ocala Limestone. It is Eocene in age; meaning it is between 55 and 35 million years old. In the rock you will see echinoid bodies (sea biscuits/urchins), crab remains (claws and shells; although claws seem more predominant), some bivalves, and the index fossil for the Ocala; Lepidocyclina. This last is a single-celled organism that are easily recognized by their circular, flat, wavy test(shells). These are easily found in the sand at the mouth of Little River.

Small fragile bone like things may be the urchin spines if they are around 0.5 to 0.75 inch long with a knob at one end. They could also easily be bones of younger creatures that fell into sinkholes; mammoth, sloth, ancient horses. These could also be remains washed out of overlying sands into the cave.

Hope this helps,

Jerry

[Caver95]

But how can that be if the bible says the world is only a few thousand years old?

[Oister]

But how can that be if the bible says the world is only a few thousand years old?

You didn't just go there?

[amphipod06]

But how can that be if the bible says the world is only a few thousand years old?

Me thinks you are trolling.....

Dive safe,

Celia

[saturation]

Thanks Jerry. This helps a ton. Has anyone found shark teeth in any of those cave systems, bolded below. I've seen the 2 whale vertebrae in the whale bone room, but nothing much bigger.

The rock formation you will see in Peacock, Devil's, Little River is the Ocala Limestone. It is Eocene in age; meaning it is between 55 and 35 million years old. In the rock you will see echinoid bodies (sea biscuits/urchins), crab remains (claws and shells; although claws seem more predominant), some bivalves, and the index fossil for the Ocala; Lepidocyclina. This last is a single-celled organism that are easily recognized by their circular, flat, wavy test(shells). These are easily found in the sand at the mouth of Little River.

Small fragile bone like things may be the urchin spines if they are around 0.5 to 0.75 inch long with a knob at one end. They could also easily be bones of younger creatures that fell into sinkholes; mammoth, sloth, ancient horses. These could also be remains washed out of overlying sands into the cave.

Hope this helps,

Jerry

[saturation]

But how can that be if the bible says the world is only a few thousand years old?

ah! A good question to raise in cave country eh [probably better last week during Easter] ! But I will not go there

[JDostal]

But how can that be if the bible says the world is only a few thousand years old?

God put them there to test your faith.

**EDIT**

I'm joking.

[Kelly Jessop]

Thanks Jerry. This helps a ton. Has anyone found shark teeth in any of those cave systems, bolded below. I've seen the 2 whale vertebrae in the whale bone room, but nothing much bigger.

I have seen sharks teeth on the floor,imbedded in the walls;also rib bones in the walls,plus other interesting things. The real tragedy is that many people are reluctant to reveal locations of things like this because for some reason they disappear.

[Cindy]

Me, I likes the skulls! Argh, argh! I am making a collection....
Cindy the Cave Pirate...