A fossil Banded Tulip (Cinctura lilium) from the Bermont Formation
Type
Formation
Sub-units
Belle Glade, Okeelanta, and Holey Land
Underlies
Fort Thompson Formation
Overlies
Caloosahatchee Formation
Thickness
0.6 - 9.0 meters
Lithology
Primary
limestone, sand
Other
phosphate
Location
Region
Florida
Country
United States
The Bermont Formation is a geologic formation in Florida. It preserves mostly invertebrate fossils that date back to the Middle Pleistocene. Most of the fossils preserved are extant mollusk shells. It is mined commercially along with similar formations, to produce shell fill for construction.
A lot of our information on the Bermont Formation comes from commercial mining operations. Due to the nature of Florida's flat landscape, paleontologists rely on commercial interest in mining to gain access to otherwise inaccessible specimens for study. Such is the case with the Bermont Formation's bone bed in the Leisey shell pit.
As is the case with some other formations, UV can sometimes be used to bring out hidden pigmentation in some fossil shells. This is especially useful in telling the difference between some species, which would otherwise be indistinguishable.
The same fossil banded tulip (Cinctura lilium) under a UV flashlight
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