old bones Posted January 10, 2016 Share Posted January 10, 2016 This specimen was found in Sacha's Peace River matrix. Any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixgill pete Posted January 10, 2016 Share Posted January 10, 2016 Julianna, I am definitely not an expert at this, but I do not think it is. I do not see anything that makes me think copralite, but I could be wrong on this. Bulldozers and dirt Bulldozers and dirt behind the trailer, my desert Them red clay piles are heaven on earth I get my rocks off, bulldozers and dirt Patterson Hood; Drive-By Truckers May 2016 May 2012 Aug 2013, May 2016, Apr 2020 Oct 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted January 10, 2016 Share Posted January 10, 2016 Maybe a little phosphate nodule? "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...
old bones Posted January 10, 2016 Author Share Posted January 10, 2016 Julianna, I am definitely not an expert at this, but I do not think it is. I do not see anything that makes me think copralite, but I could be wrong on this. Maybe a little phosphate nodule? Thank you both... the suggestion of pattern made me wonder... those phosphate nodules get me every time. I think they are to the Peace, what concretions are to Ramanessin Brook. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
howard_l Posted January 10, 2016 Share Posted January 10, 2016 phosphate nodules can be Coprolites, "decay of dead pelagic organisms and fecal material that released P to the interstitial waters of the black muds" one of the origins of phosphate. from:"Petrology and Origin of Phosphate Nodules from the Midcontinent Pennsylvanian Epicontinental Sea, David L. Kidder" Howard_L http://triloman.wix.com/kentucky-fossils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeschWhat Posted January 10, 2016 Share Posted January 10, 2016 Julianna, I think it is very possibly a coprolite. I have found a couple similar in composition in the Merritt Island matrix that I'm kind of on the fence about. If you look at how many of the croc coprolites fossilize, they are often a similar color. The majority of the coprolites found (those from carnivores) are calcium phosphate in one form or another. Although it's hard to say for sure, the shape and texture make it a likely candidate in my book. Nice find! Lori www.areallycrappystory.com/fossils www.facebook.com/fossilpoo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 (edited) Looks like there is a repeated pattern of three close markings, like scratching of the surface for a reason. I don't know what to think...very interesting. Edited January 11, 2016 by abyssunder " We are not separate and independent entities, but like links in a chain, and we could not by any means be what we are without those who went before us and showed us the way. " Thomas Mann My Library Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 (edited) I would give it a pretty good chance of being a coprolite. Can't be more sure. Edited January 13, 2016 by Carl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old bones Posted January 12, 2016 Author Share Posted January 12, 2016 phosphate nodules can be Coprolites, "decay of dead pelagic organisms and fecal material that released P to the interstitial waters of the black muds" one of the origins of phosphate. from:"Petrology and Origin of Phosphate Nodules from the Midcontinent Pennsylvanian Epicontinental Sea, David L. Kidder" Very interesting. Thank you howard Julianna, I think it is very possibly a coprolite. I have found a couple similar in composition in the Merritt Island matrix that I'm kind of on the fence about. If you look at how many of the croc coprolites fossilize, they are often a similar color. The majority of the coprolites found (those from carnivores) are calcium phosphate in one form or another. Although it's hard to say for sure, the shape and texture make it a likely candidate in my book. Nice find! Thanks, Lori. It is an odd bit and it stood out from all the usual phosphate pebbles that one sees in the Peace matrix. Looks like there is a repeated pattern of three close markings, like scratching of the surface for a reason. I don't know what to think...very interesting. Yup, that's why I bothered to photograph it... plus sometimes I just want to know what some of these obscure bits are. I would give it a pretty good chance of being a coprolite. Can be more sure. Well, that is a nod! I will file it away as 'possible coprolite'. Thank you all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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