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Could it be an opal Coprolite?


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There are several items in there that most researchers agree are not coprolites. And the opal piece has no real features that could be used to determine that it's a coprolite.

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1 hour ago, Carl said:

There are several items in there that most researchers agree are not coprolites. And the opal piece has no real features that could be used to determine that it's a coprolite.

Thank you,  Carl! However this shark Coprolite looks somewhat similar to the opal one

 

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"Somewhat similar" is a poor way to ID coprolites. Since their form is so inherently variable, almost anything can look like a turd. For a confident coprolite ID, the specimen should be phosphatic (the opal one can't be) and should have convincing biological inclusions (the opal one does not).

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