belemniten Posted March 27, 2020 Share Posted March 27, 2020 Hi guys, I normally collect only bones but in the layers where I collect them, coprolites are also often abundant. But mostly they are not very well preserved so I don't take them with me. This one is the best one I found so far and I wonder if it might be possible to find out which animal "produced" it It comes from the so called "Grenzbonebed", which is a triassic layer between Muschelkalk and Keuper. Its approximately 4 cm long. It would be great if someone can help here. Maybe @GeschWhat? My personal guess would be that it comes from a fish (maybe shark)... Thanks and stay healthy! 2 Many greetings from Germany ! Have a great time with many fossils Regards Sebastian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carboniferouspat Posted March 27, 2020 Share Posted March 27, 2020 It reminds me of a plate of an arthropod. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeschWhat Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 2 hours ago, belemniten said: coprolites are also often abundant. But mostly they are not very well preserved so I don't take them with me. WHAT??? You leave them behind??? I'm getting an arthropod vibe as well. That ridge along the edge isn't something you would see on a coprolite. On the top left in the second photo, it looks like something might have been gnawing on it. Interesting though. 2 Lori www.areallycrappystory.com/fossils www.facebook.com/fossilpoo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belemniten Posted March 28, 2020 Author Share Posted March 28, 2020 7 hours ago, GeschWhat said: WHAT??? You leave them behind??? Yes normally... nearly in every single stone is at least one Thanks for the interesting and helpful thoughts! I am not sure if arthropods even occur in this layer. Maybe @Pemphix can help here? Many greetings from Germany ! Have a great time with many fossils Regards Sebastian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pemphix Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 No arthropods in these layers, to much energy (bonebed) during building-period. This is a broken part of a bone from stereospondylic amphibium. You can easily see the ornamentation which is typically. This narrows it down to the skull region or the clavicula/interclavicula. My guess would be a skull-fragment from the skull-roof somewhere in the back region near neck (squamosal, tabular,..). Why do you think it is a coprolite ? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeschWhat Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 6 hours ago, belemniten said: Yes normally... nearly in every single stone is at least one Lori www.areallycrappystory.com/fossils www.facebook.com/fossilpoo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belemniten Posted March 28, 2020 Author Share Posted March 28, 2020 4 hours ago, Pemphix said: No arthropods in these layers, to much energy (bonebed) during building-period. This is a broken part of a bone from stereospondylic amphibium. You can easily see the ornamentation which is typically. This narrows it down to the skull region or the clavicula/interclavicula. My guess would be a skull-fragment from the skull-roof somewhere in the back region near neck (squamosal, tabular,..). Why do you think it is a coprolite ? Many thanks! I thought that it's a coprolite, because of the structure. I have never seen a bone like that... Many greetings from Germany ! Have a great time with many fossils Regards Sebastian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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