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Mazon Creek - Wye And Coprolite


evannorton

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Hi Folks-

A couple of other fossils exposed themselves last night.

One I believe is a problematica fossil described as a Y or "wye".

The other is coprolite....which I normally wouldn't share - but this is a very well preserved piece of !*@*.

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Nice.

I've found plenty of "wye-nots". :)

Context is critical.

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One possible interpretation for Escumasia roryi:

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Nitecki, M.H., & Solem, A. (1973)

A problematic organism from the Mazon Creek (Pennsylvanian) of Illinois.

Journal of Paleontology 47(5);903-907

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I to kept the odd carboniferous coprolite.... It was part of the paleoenvironment after all :)

Cheers Steve... And Welcome if your a New Member... :)

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Hi Evan,

I do not think the first specimen is a Wye. It appears to me to be a trail. It is also possible that it is a portion of an Etacystis.

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Thanks, Rob. Can you post a picture of the one you found?

Hope you are doing well!

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