Quick Science lesson sought regarding fossils in JB . . .

[citracaver]

If anyone has any pictures of echinoids from the springs I would be happy to try and identify them. Keep checking the Invert. Paleo. website for updates. I am adding new photos of the museum collection weekly.

http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/invertpaleo/

Sean

[wingman]

I'm no science buff. So help me out. The sea biscuit fossils (or whatever they are) that you see throughout JB, are they sea biscuits? Are the flat ones the same? What might their scientific names be? They are primarily saltwater creatures right (when they were alive, of course)? So, wouldn't this be evidence of when the earth was covered in seawater?

Sorry for the dumb questions. I was talking to a non-diver about what I have seen and wanted to make sure I had the right info.

i have a couple of hard copy publications from the florida paleontological society on florida fossil invertebrate...lots of sea biscuits, sand dollars and urchins.

portell and oyen (2001) Eocene Echinoids and
oyen and portell (2002) Oligocene and Miocene Echinoids

bill

[BillGraham]

If anyone has any pictures of echinoids from the springs I would be happy to try and identify them. Keep checking the Invert. Paleo. website for updates. I am adding new photos of the museum collection weekly.

http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/invertpaleo/

Sean

I shall try and take a few when I'm down there in a couple of weeks.