Bringing Fossils to Life Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 I found this mysterious fossil in Richland, Michigan, and don't know what to make of it. It appears to have a fish scale and lots of bone fragments, as well as a piece of coral, in smoothed (Devonian?) sandstone. I don't know my fish very well; can anyone help? Link to post Share on other sites
Fossildude19 Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 The last two pictures are a bit poor in quality. The first image looks a bit like a possible coprolite. @Carl @GeschWhat 1 Link to post Share on other sites
connorp Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 The rock is very worn, so there's a good chance it was transported so who knows what age. I don't think the pictures are clear or close enough to tell what this is. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
BobWill Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 It's an interesting specimen but I'm not seeing the parts you refer to. Maybe if you could post an image with arrows pointing to the scale and the best of the bone fragments so we could have an easier time evaluating them. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Carl Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 On 1/8/2022 at 8:46 PM, Fossildude19 said: The last two pictures are a bit poor in quality. The first image looks a bit like a possible coprolite. @Carl @GeschWhat Hmmm... I see what you mean. But without much stronger evidence in that direction I'm going to go with rock. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Bringing Fossils to Life Posted January 10 Author Share Posted January 10 Here are some pictures with arrows. Link to post Share on other sites
Bringing Fossils to Life Posted January 10 Author Share Posted January 10 Trust me, though; I'm not good with fish, so I'm only guessing. Link to post Share on other sites
GeschWhat Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 Hmm...I'm not really getting a coprolite vibe. I'm not seeing bone either. Shell fragments, maybe? 2 Link to post Share on other sites
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