fifbrindacier Posted July 26, 2016 Share Posted July 26, 2016 (edited) I wonder if this is a coprolithe or a concretion (or alien stuff ? ). When you scratch it, it lefts dark powder on your fingers. I found it on the foreshore of Bidart. It is 3,5 cm of length and about 2 cm of width. Edited July 26, 2016 by fifbrindacier "On ne voit bien que par le coeur, l'essentiel est invisible pour les yeux." (Antoine de Saint-Exupéry) "We only well see with the heart, the essential is invisible for the eyes." In memory of Doren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifbrindacier Posted July 26, 2016 Author Share Posted July 26, 2016 Two other pics of it. "On ne voit bien que par le coeur, l'essentiel est invisible pour les yeux." (Antoine de Saint-Exupéry) "We only well see with the heart, the essential is invisible for the eyes." In memory of Doren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted July 26, 2016 Share Posted July 26, 2016 Looks more concretion to Me, but I am not a "poop" guy. Tony Darwin said: " Man sprang from monkeys." Will Rogers said: " Some of them didn't spring far enough." My Fossil collection - My Mineral collection My favorite thread on TFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guguita2104 Posted July 26, 2016 Share Posted July 26, 2016 Hi fifbridancier ! It seems a concretion,IMO...But it's a bit odd, indeed. Regards, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeschWhat Posted July 26, 2016 Share Posted July 26, 2016 It looks very much like the coprolites found on the Isle of Wight. 1 Lori www.areallycrappystory.com/fossils www.facebook.com/fossilpoo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnBrewer Posted July 26, 2016 Share Posted July 26, 2016 It looks very much like the coprolites found on the Isle of Wight. I agree. I don't claim to know much about coprolites but I've a few from the Isle of Wight and that looks pretty similar to the ones I have. 1 John Map of UK fossil sites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dre464 Posted July 26, 2016 Share Posted July 26, 2016 It could be ocean-tumbled ship ballast or maybe hardened tar (if it leaves dark powder on your fingers). Or maybe coal slag from an old steam ship? "Men became scientific because they expected Law in Nature, and they expected Law in Nature because they believed in a Legislator." - C.S. Lewis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doushantuo Posted July 26, 2016 Share Posted July 26, 2016 I think it's a coprolite,coprolites being slighty more common in Maastrichtian to Paleogene Tethys deposits.If John has similar looking items,i think that argues FOR a biological origin . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifbrindacier Posted July 27, 2016 Author Share Posted July 27, 2016 (edited) Thanks for your answers, i wasn't sure about it being a coprolite, it was taken in the rock, so was there since some time and no something artificial and recent. Edited July 27, 2016 by JohnJ 1 "On ne voit bien que par le coeur, l'essentiel est invisible pour les yeux." (Antoine de Saint-Exupéry) "We only well see with the heart, the essential is invisible for the eyes." In memory of Doren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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