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I forgot to post my last North Sulphur River Texas hunt. I found a nice variety of items. The cretaceous fish piece was definitely my find of the day. I had a crop duster buzz me for at least an hour. I found some nice coprolite specimens and a cool reworked artifact.
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From the album: North Sulphur River Texas
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I wanted to show off this spectacular Cretaceous coprolite I found at the North Sulhpur River Texas my last hunt.
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Hello! From the Cretaceous of Monmouth County New Jersey, I found what looks like a big, steaming...well, you know! The thing is though, it does not resemble any spiral coprilite I've ever seen so I'm wondering if it's from something else or just a faker! Thanks!
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Can anyone help me identify this? I found it under the bleachers at my brother's football game nearly 30 years ago. The bleachers/field/entire outdoor facility had just undergone rennovation. The pen in the picture has a ruler on it and the notepad is smaller than standard. This was found in North Texas. Thanks in advance for any information.
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Happy National poop day everybody. It is clear we are running out of things to celebrate but as they say “post some coprolite or get of the pot” Lyme Regis , Black Ven Jurassic age (loser Lias). Somebody had a fish super.
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I suspect this is coprolite but I don't know. Thanks for your thoughts.
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Good Evening, Everyone, A few years ago I had a question about this fossil being a coprolite. I would like to, again, thank everyone willing to help ID these things. Coprolites are outside of my wheelhouse, so hearing from others with more experience is very helpful! I have a new question. I'm attempting to catalog all of my fossils, and I've found a few that are curious. I was thinking that it might be interesting to get some other opinions. The first is below... Is it possible that this is a suggestive geological deception, or could it be possible that this is a coprolite from some unknown marine dwelling critter? It looks as though it was soft at some point in its history, with one end pointed and one end "smooshed". It was unlike anything else I have sound at the site, so I am understandably curious... Continued below...
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I tough these two "things" were coprolites (cut and polished), but after taking a look at past discussions here I'm no longer sure. On other other hand, I don't know of minerals that would grow on a spiral. What do you think? Diameter is about 10cm and 5cm, respectively. No idea about provenance - both bought at flea markets in Germany. Thanks in advance
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I'm still trying to get familiarized with coprolite. I found this in a lake that is being dug. It was around sharks teeth whale bones etc. It's very dense, has a nice color to it and seems to have a spiral formation starting but it's hard to tell because it appears to be broken. This was found in Venice Florida. Thank you in advance.
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My sister purchased this from a rock/fossil shop in Oregon. She was told it is a turtle coprolite from Madagascar. Though I am a VERY amateur rock and fossil collector, I questioned whether it is a coprolite. It is very heavy for its size and non-magnetic. After doing some research, I have come to the conclusion that it is Siderite from Salmon Creek, Washington, USA. I am doing a Rock and Mineral Show and Tell for my sister-in-law's 5th grade science class and want to make sure my identification is correct. Would anyone like to weigh in on this? I would appreciate feedback. Thank you.
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Hello, this was from my grandfather, and I was never able to figure out what it really is. It was found in São Gabriel, Rio Grande do Sul, to the extreme south of Brazil. I particularly think this has an organic appearance, which is why I came to ask for help identifying what might be (I apologize for the quality of the photos and the macro) Size: 15cm x 9,5 cm
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These are being sold on online for $10 as dinosaur coprolites from China. Any opinions?
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@GeschWhat @Carl It has been cold, but the shrimp (callianassid) coprolite burrows I find have been relatively plentiful (more than decent sized shark teeth) with recent strong north winds and low tides. One puzzle to me is the variation in diameter of the burrows. Carl, our expert, believes the coprolites just sank and deposited in burrows (at another site I have found a few steinkerns with similar, sparser deposits. ) All of the burrows I have found on the Rapp beach have been cylindrical, or possibly pieces of cylinders (of course, this could be bias in my collecting, but I examine lots of stuff!) Usually the coprolite deposits are thicker on one side (the bottom?) of the burrow. If the burrows are truly made by the callianassids (Carl says no, others may argue) I expect the coprolites in the big burrows to be bigger than those in the smaller burrows. I have collected enough to get a tentative answer, but need to align by brightness for comparison photos (some burrows and coprolites are very light, some are dark). Here is what I have collected so far:
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Hello everybody, Thank You for having me I inherited all these, and to be honest, I've had them a long time and never really looked at them. I was cleaning up and started to examine them and haven't been able to put them down. When she was alive all she wanted to talk about was these rocks. I wished I would have listened because now I have very little info about them. Thank you for any recommendations on where I might have them looked at and identified? I look forward to hearing from yall. Nevermind there must be a way to upload more pics?
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Thinking it's shark, wondering what type of if is and thoughts about it. I'm going to post more in the replys since I can't load all at once. One of them is different then the others all found in Venice Florida.
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I managed to get in a few hours before the rain hit at the North Sulphur River Texas. My buddy found a rare Globidens tooth. I found a high quality shark tooth and some coprolite.
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Found this at Ladonia Fossil Park. Thought it was just a phosphate nodule but I've recently seen similar fossils labeled as fish coprolite. ID assistance would be appreciated, thank you for your time.
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From the album: North Sulphur River Texas
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Everyone said NSR was dry and picked over but I hiked 9 hrs and found some cool stuff. My favorites are the Protostega costal bone with partial rib head preserved, the mosasaur bone with bite mark and the artifacts. I walked in tracks all day but the river is too large for someone to get everything and people miss quite a bit.
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Hi all, I was on the bank of a creek west of Festus, MO and I found this odd looking rock. It was partially buried in the mud. I didnt think anything of it until my wife said "that thing looks like a turd." I began researching coprolite and I'm curious what your thoughts are. I've always loved pre-historic history but my knowledge of fossils is extremely limited, to put it lightly. There is a crack that runs along the back in which there appears to be a quartz-like material. Any information or opinions would be much appreciated!
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Could this be coprolite? I found it near Mankato, MN.
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I picked this up in a second hand store of all places her in south(Coastal) Alabama, so I don't know where it originally came from. I've never seen anything even similar around here. It's a decent size...about 4.5" x 2.5" x 3.75" (114mm x 63mm x 95mm) and seems heavy for it's size...21.6oz (614g). Whatever it is, it appears to have petrified bones or fragments (looks more like whole bones) inside it. It's asymmetrical in shape with a textured outer surface and some holes that show some of the inside. The coin in some of the pics is 1 inch(25mm) across and some of the photos were taken of the item wet to show color better. I have a lapidary saw and was thinking about cutting it open, but I'm afraid I'd ruin it if it was a fossil that was better left intact. I know I don't have much information to go on but any help identifying it greatly appreciated.
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A few highlights from a quick trip to an eastern Virginia stream with @Gizmo. Found loads of coprolites. The shark coprolite in the upper left has peculiar pitting on the surface. The shark coprolite in the bottom right shows potential striations from the spiral working of the gut, pitting and the inner coil of the spiral. The large central coprolite doesn't look to be from a shark, does show some striations from possible gut lining or gut movement/emptying and lumpy little inclusions. The two larger teeth are from the boundary of the Eastover and Calvert Formations. The remainder of the fossils are likely from the Newport News Beds (Popes Creek Sands equivalent).
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Hello Trying to figure out if this is coprolite! Just one of the fossils I found this last Weekend. I find most of my fossils ironically while metal detecting. I'm new to the forum and look forward to talking and sharing!
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