Collector:

A. Blankenbicker et al.  Search this

Discipline:

Paleobiology  Search this

Region:

US Southeast (NC, SC, GA, FL, AL, MS, TN, KY)  Search this

Object Type:

Education and Outreach collections

Collecting Locality:

Golden Gate Quarry, North America, United States, Florida, Collier County

Collection Date:

2013

Description:

This object is part of the Education and Outreach collection, some of which are in the Q?rius science education center and available to see.

Geologic Age:

Cenozoic - Neogene - Pliocene

Notes:

Fragments of fossilized marine gastropod mollusks found from a quarry, usually an open pit where rocks, minerals, gravel and more are excavated from the ground. Each measures around 8 cm x 4 cm x 3.5 cm in size or less.

Number of objects in this record:

3

Record Last Modified:

3 Nov 2020

Topic:

Education & Outreach  Search this

Taxonomy:

Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Caenogastropoda, Neogastropoda, Melongenidae, Busyconinae

Scientific Name:

Busycon (Sinistrofulgur

USNM Number:

EO401566

See more items in:

Q?rius, The Coralyn W. Whitney Science Education Center

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3d1e788bf-6766-4c41-bfc3-652165bc3a48

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnheducation_11446376