Ethan J3 Posted April 4, 2021 Share Posted April 4, 2021 Found this at the Peace river in FL. I am convinced it is a rock while my dad thinks it is a fossil because he has seen it before. I think my old man is crazy. Someone please end this debate with a definite answer haha 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digit Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 May just be a phosphatic pebble but this image makes me wonder if it is not a coprolite (paleo-poo). Any thoughts @GeschWhat ? Cheers. -Ken Close-up: 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brett Breakin' Rocks Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 1 hour ago, digit said: me wonder if it is not a coprolite (paleo-poo). I'm with Ken, I think this post is starting to get smelly REAL fast. Hmmmm .... Cheers, Brett 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Fischer Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 I don't know much about coprolites but I have seen a few of them and I also believe that this is a coprolite. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilcrazee Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 Oh that is a lovely coprolite ... your papa is not poopoo crazy! I would be delighted to find such a gem in my screen! Good find and welcome to the forum! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 Coprolite, possibly a 'gator coprolite. 1 http://pristis.wix.com/the-demijohn-page What seest thou else In the dark backward and abysm of time? ---Shakespeare, The Tempest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digit Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 Gator was where I was leaning too. Cheers. -Ken P.S.: Now you have to apologize to your dad for thinking him to be crazy. Father knows best...at least one time in ten. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeschWhat Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 What a croc...poo! Lori www.areallycrappystory.com/fossils www.facebook.com/fossilpoo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeschWhat Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 23 hours ago, Ethan J3 said: I am convinced it is a rock while my dad thinks it is a fossil because he has seen it before. I think my old man is crazy. Someone please end this debate with a definite answer haha Technically, it is a rock and a fossil. So a little respect - your dad obviously knows his c r a p! Like being crazy is a bad thing? 1 Lori www.areallycrappystory.com/fossils www.facebook.com/fossilpoo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrehistoricWonders Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 Nice! Looks like Coprolite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethan J3 Posted April 6, 2021 Author Share Posted April 6, 2021 2 hours ago, GeschWhat said: Technically, it is a rock and a fossil. So a little respect - your dad obviously knows his c r a p! Like being crazy is a bad thing? Apparently he does . He isnt too crazy after all 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hemipristis Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 Coprolite. Scratch and sniff just to be sure 'Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.' George Santayana Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digit Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 Thankfully, that does not work. Lori has mentioned how some coprolites (though not these densely phosphatized ones) are porous and will stick to your your tongue if licked. You have to be pretty darned sure that it is fossilized if you are going to try that test. We'd love to see if you have any other mystery fossils from your collecting trip on the Peace River. You can post them in a separate ID topic if you have any others you'd like our input on. Cheers. -Ken 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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