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Post by JS84 on Sept 30, 2024 9:05:52 GMT -5
To piggy back off the Arrow Head thread, my wife and I are always keeping an eye open for fossils. Here are a few fossilized Echinoids from the Eocene period that we found recently in Central FL. Estimates put the Eocene period between 34 to 56 million years ago. These would have been similar to modern day sea urchins.  |
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Post by Crkr 23 on Sept 30, 2024 15:20:21 GMT -5
You can collect that sort of fossils from some state lands legally whereas arrowheads and artifacts are illegal to take.
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Post by JS84 on Sept 30, 2024 15:26:37 GMT -5
On state lands that are not part of a state park, wildlife refuge, or a state vertebrate paleontological site, you may collect plant fossils or invertebrate fossils such as petrified wood, shells, or echinoids found on the land surface without a permit. You may also collect shark teeth, a vertebrate fossil, without a permit. Collecting any other vertebrate fossil requires a Florida Fossil Permit obtained through the Florida Museum of Natural History. The permit costs $5.00 and is good for one year. All vertebrate fossil finds must be reported to the Florida Museum of Natural History and ones that are deemed scientifically significant may be claimed by the State as a condition of issuing the permit. www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/vertpaleo/amateur-collector/fossil-permit/permit-application/ |
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Post by jsd on Nov 12, 2024 13:56:04 GMT -5
To piggy back off the Arrow Head thread, my wife and I are always keeping an eye open for fossils. Here are a few fossilized Echinoids from the Eocene period that we found recently in Central FL. Estimates put the Eocene period between 34 to 56 million years ago. These would have been similar to modern day sea urchins. View AttachmentNice finds |
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Post by Mynki on Nov 14, 2024 7:15:35 GMT -5
On state lands that are not part of a state park, wildlife refuge, or a state vertebrate paleontological site, you may collect plant fossils or invertebrate fossils such as petrified wood, shells, or echinoids found on the land surface without a permit. You may also collect shark teeth, a vertebrate fossil, without a permit. Collecting any other vertebrate fossil requires a Florida Fossil Permit obtained through the Florida Museum of Natural History. The permit costs $5.00 and is good for one year. All vertebrate fossil finds must be reported to the Florida Museum of Natural History and ones that are deemed scientifically significant may be claimed by the State as a condition of issuing the permit. www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/vertpaleo/amateur-collector/fossil-permit/permit-application/Would the state compensate the finder of a "scientifically significant" fossil? I know it's a hobby and it's not about the money. I'm just curious. |
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Post by JS84 on Nov 14, 2024 8:17:23 GMT -5
I have a couple associates who work with UF and from my understanding there is a very low likelihood of anyone finding a specimen that hasn't already been found. For example, they pull Mammoth teeth and maxillary bones out at some regularity and the state is never interested. From some past experiences they shared with me, if the state is interested, they will request the specimen be sent in, then once they are done with the item, it's returned to the finder per se. That doesn't mean that if you found something truly unique they wouldn't keep it though.
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