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Fascinating coprolite or egg?


Dino Dad 81

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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?

 

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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?).

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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!

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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.

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"There is no shortage of fossils. There is only a shortage of paleontologists to study them." - Larry Martin

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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...:heartylaugh:

(kidding)

Thanks for the heads up. 

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