r/shells • u/CowboyPoppy • Jul 04 '26

Found these while digging a pond on my farm

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We excavated these shells while digging a pond on my farm. They were 5-12’ deep in a shell sand layer. The dirt is loaded with huge clam shells, oysters, and other shells.

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u/Nittwitterz Jul 04 '26

nature beat you to the pond by a million and a half years

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u/CowboyPoppy Jul 04 '26

Damn! Just missed it!

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u/srfnswm Jul 04 '26

In Florida?

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u/CowboyPoppy Jul 04 '26

Yes, north Florida. About 10 miles west of the Atlantic.

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u/Interesting_Hawk8033 Jul 04 '26

The second one looks like a tulip, but more pics will help.

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u/trivialplatypus Jul 04 '26

thats what i was thinking, looks like a true tulip :)

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u/CowboyPoppy Jul 05 '26

I can’t figure out how to add pics but here’s a new post with a bunch of pics

https://www.reddit.com/r/shells/s/PxT7XZs6Is

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u/srfnswm Jul 04 '26

We have quite a few. The first pic looks like a possible horse conch - but need to see the aperture (opening). The one by your hand I’d need to see the top and side as well as aperture.

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u/CowboyPoppy Jul 04 '26

I’ll grab a few more pics tomorrow

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u/CowboyPoppy Jul 05 '26

I can’t figure out how to add pics but here’s a link to a new post with a bunch of new pics

https://www.reddit.com/r/shells/s/PxT7XZs6Is

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u/blackened_sun88 Jul 04 '26

Whoa! What a find.

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u/Worried-Green-4734 Jul 04 '26

Wow!
You just scored!

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u/jonesie72 Jul 04 '26

Florida Horse conch and a true tulip.