Dino Dad 81 Posted November 4, 2022 Share Posted November 4, 2022 It's hard to capture the beauty of this thing in pictures. Could it be an egg? Just a fascinating coprolite that shows its contents? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dino Dad 81 Posted November 4, 2022 Author Share Posted November 4, 2022 The more orangy/reddish (?) lighter portion around the exterior (shell?) sticks to the tongue very much, as do the more earthy/brownish-colored portions within--especially the small oval right in the center that has the same orangy/reddish color as the exterior (yolk?). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FranzBernhard Posted November 4, 2022 Share Posted November 4, 2022 This looks like a somewhat weathered ironstone concretion to me. Franz Bernhard 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted November 4, 2022 Share Posted November 4, 2022 Its just a concretion. RB 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted November 4, 2022 Share Posted November 4, 2022 I see lots of these ironstone deposits 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kmiecik Posted November 4, 2022 Share Posted November 4, 2022 Ironstone concretion, very similar in appearance to Mazon Creek nodules. It may contain a fossil as many concretions form about an organic nucleus. Mark. Fossil hunting is easy -- they don't run away when you shoot at them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hadrosauridae Posted November 4, 2022 Share Posted November 4, 2022 11 hours ago, Dino Dad 81 said: The more orangy/reddish (?) lighter portion around the exterior (shell?) sticks to the tongue very much, as do the more earthy/brownish-colored portions within--especially the small oval right in the center that has the same orangy/reddish color as the exterior (yolk?). Dont lick rocks. Its a horrible way to "test" for fossil/non-fossil and there are lots of things in and on rocks that arent healthy to ingest. 1 "There is no shortage of fossils. There is only a shortage of paleontologists to study them." - Larry Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dino Dad 81 Posted November 4, 2022 Author Share Posted November 4, 2022 So that explains the psychedelic experiences I've been having while searching for fossils...I thought it was just too much staring at rock and dirt... (kidding) Thanks for the heads up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fin Lover Posted November 4, 2022 Share Posted November 4, 2022 http://www.thefossilforum.com/index.php?/topic/86464-coprolite-identification/ may help you, if you haven't already read it. Fin Lover My favorite things about fossil hunting: getting out of my own head, getting into nature and, if I’m lucky, finding some cool souvenirs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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