DeloiVarden Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 Hey Guys, I recently found this weird scale covered coprolite looking concretion in a South Carolina river in a Miocene formation where I find megalodon and other shark teeth. Any idea on the identification and am I far off on my guess? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeymig Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 I think someone at a gar and pooped him out after digestion. Mikey Many times I've wondered how much there is to know. led zeppelin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilized6s Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 I don't think it's a coprolite. It looks more like a strange set of vertebrae. Quite weird. ~Charlie~ "There are those that look at things the way they are, and ask why.....i dream of things that never were, and ask why not?" ~RFK ->Get your Mosasaur print ->How to spot a fake Trilobite ->How to identify a CONCRETION from a DINOSAUR EGG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boesse Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 The photos are small, but I don't think it's a coprolite. I think it's a phosphatic nodule formed within a burrow that preserved a shrimp (the burrow maker) tail inside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bone2stone Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 The photos are small, but I don't think it's a coprolite. I think it's a phosphatic nodule formed within a burrow that preserved a shrimp (the burrow maker) tail inside. I agree "shrimp". Not a coprolite. Something is missing though......AH cocktail sauce!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 You can see segments. Ive not prepped out too many shrimp, but my guess would be just that. RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeloiVarden Posted April 21, 2015 Author Share Posted April 21, 2015 Thanks guys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katherinez Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 I know this is old, but I found something similar that is very defined in Corolla NC. It is getting cleaned up at Kent State now. As per the experts, it may be a stomatopod, possibly related to Squilla. I am VERY excited about it. (Like a mantis shrimp). The attached picture is before prep. I cant wait to see it after! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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