Tennessees Pride Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 (edited) This specimen is late Cretaceous, formation is of marine origin. This perhaps could even be the central part of a depleted cone??? Pollen cone of some sort??? It has a hollow passing through it from end to end. It appears that it cracked somewhat and that surface area then filled in with sand. Edited March 4, 2014 by Tennessees Pride --- Joshua tennesseespride@gmail.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plax Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 bored coprolitic mass? If the holes were aligned in a specific pattern I'd think it was a cone as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tennessees Pride Posted March 4, 2014 Author Share Posted March 4, 2014 Plax, sir, perhaps you're right, but so far i've never heard of coprolite turning to lignite. Of all the coprolite specimens i've been able to collect, they have the consistiency and density more like a stone. --- Joshua tennesseespride@gmail.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 Even a cycad cone could be a possibility, yes? "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tennessees Pride Posted March 4, 2014 Author Share Posted March 4, 2014 Even a cycad cone could be a possibility, yes? Absolutely, the specimen has certain resemblances typical of Cycads, however, i'm not studied enough to be able to narrow it much more. --- Joshua tennesseespride@gmail.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plax Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 Plax, sir, perhaps you're right, but so far i've never heard of coprolite turning to lignite. Of all the coprolite specimens i've been able to collect, they have the consistiency and density more like a stone. Didn't realize it was made of lignite TP. Sorry about that. I saw marine and figured it was phosphatic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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