GeschWhat Posted April 9, 2016 Share Posted April 9, 2016 (edited) Hi all, I just received a new batch of coprolites from the Bull Canyon Formation (Upper Triassic), Quay County, New Mexico. These two had some unusual inclusions that I have not seen before. I'm thinking fish skull or gill parts? (Please ignore the spelling in the title... ) Coprolite 1: This coprolite also contains other fish scale/bone inclusions. Edited April 9, 2016 by GeschWhat Lori www.areallycrappystory.com/fossils www.facebook.com/fossilpoo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeschWhat Posted April 9, 2016 Author Share Posted April 9, 2016 Coprolite 2: Lori www.areallycrappystory.com/fossils www.facebook.com/fossilpoo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted April 9, 2016 Share Posted April 9, 2016 Excellent images! The ornamentation on the inclusions do seem fish-like. "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...
Raggedy Man Posted April 9, 2016 Share Posted April 9, 2016 What type of camera do you use? The resolution is quite nice. ...I'm back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeschWhat Posted April 9, 2016 Author Share Posted April 9, 2016 Excellent images! The ornamentation on the inclusions do seem fish-like. Thanks, Auspex...any chance you can correct the spelling of skull in the title and keywords? I was typing "scales" too many times last night. What type of camera do you use? The resolution is quite nice. Thank you...I have a Cannon PowerShot SX40 HS for regular photos. I take the microscopic photos with my iPhone 5s. Lori www.areallycrappystory.com/fossils www.facebook.com/fossilpoo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raggedy Man Posted April 9, 2016 Share Posted April 9, 2016 Thanks, Auspex...any chance you can correct the spelling of skull in the title and keywords? I was typing "scales" too many times last night. Thank you...I have a Cannon PowerShot SX40 HS for regular photos. I take the microscopic photos with my iPhone 5s. Wow, I didn't expect that! ...I'm back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustPlainPetrified Posted April 9, 2016 Share Posted April 9, 2016 Nice shots with some great editing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old bones Posted April 9, 2016 Share Posted April 9, 2016 Terrific photos! (and editing ) The inclusions are fascinating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeschWhat Posted April 9, 2016 Author Share Posted April 9, 2016 Terrific photos! (and editing ) The inclusions are fascinating. Thanks, Julianna. Coming from you...that is a HUGE complement! Lori www.areallycrappystory.com/fossils www.facebook.com/fossilpoo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted April 9, 2016 Share Posted April 9, 2016 Wonderful specimens - I agree they look fishy. Regards, Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted April 9, 2016 Share Posted April 9, 2016 I would agree also. Here is for example Elasmodectes avitus (Meyer, 1862), from the Upper Kimmeridgian Nusplingener Plattenkalk, Egesheim, Germany. Disarticulated head region with close-up view of the upper jaw plates : " 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 April 11, 2016 Share Posted April 11, 2016 Outstanding!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeschWhat Posted April 12, 2016 Author Share Posted April 12, 2016 Both of these are at the University of Mn X-ray Computed Tomography Lab to get scanned. I should have 3D micro CT images in a couple of weeks!!! Lori www.areallycrappystory.com/fossils www.facebook.com/fossilpoo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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