Plantguy Posted September 23, 2017 Share Posted September 23, 2017 Hey Gang, So need your opinions on this one...We find alot of nodules down here and this one has a particularly well digested lumpy look to it, more so than most. Any chance you think this might actually be a coprolite? It does have a few clam borings and along the top wrinkle you can see some irregular parallel tubes that make me wonder. All thoughts are welcome. Thanks! Regards, Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted September 23, 2017 Share Posted September 23, 2017 @GeschWhat the spiral is a good sign but I'm no expert. “...whilst this planet has gone cycling on according to the fixed law of gravity, from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been and are being evolved.” ~ Charles Darwin Happy hunting, Mason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeschWhat Posted September 25, 2017 Share Posted September 25, 2017 Looks like a mighty fine piece of poo to me! Lori www.areallycrappystory.com/fossils www.facebook.com/fossilpoo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plantguy Posted September 25, 2017 Author Share Posted September 25, 2017 On 9/22/2017 at 11:19 PM, WhodamanHD said: @GeschWhat the spiral is a good sign but I'm no expert. 15 minutes ago, GeschWhat said: Looks like a mighty fine piece of poo to me! Thanks gang for the feedback. I was snooping around on the web looking for pubs and pics. I never made it down to the Bradenton museum fossil exhibit George Frandsen who has the largest coprolite collection in the world on display. Could still be there I guess. He now has this website you all may be familiar with-great pics and links to pubs.specimen. Welcome to the World's Largest Coprolite Museum & Resource Center This site offers everything you want to know about amazing fossilized poops. Featuring pictures, photos, videos, scientific publications, information, and the latest news about everyone's favorite fossil. http://www.poozeum.com/coprolites.html The material from South Carolina does look alot my Florida specimen. I know Ive seen other examples over the years and have overlooked/discarded them. I think I do have a couple examples somewhere...I know I do have one from Solnhofen. I need to pay more attention! Regards, Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeschWhat Posted September 25, 2017 Share Posted September 25, 2017 6 minutes ago, Plantguy said: I know Ive seen other examples over the years and have overlooked/discarded them. I think I do have a couple examples somewhere...I know I do have one from Solnhofen. I need to pay more attention! Oh noooooooooooooooooo! Coprolite is so unappreciated. George definitely has some really nice specimens. Is your Solnhofen coprolite Lumbricaria? I'd love to see a photo. Lori www.areallycrappystory.com/fossils www.facebook.com/fossilpoo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plantguy Posted September 25, 2017 Author Share Posted September 25, 2017 1 hour ago, GeschWhat said: Oh noooooooooooooooooo! Coprolite is so unappreciated. George definitely has some really nice specimens. Is your Solnhofen coprolite Lumbricaria? I'd love to see a photo. Yes agreed he has quite a collection. Yep, here you go. I believe its thought as I remember to be from an ammonite. Got a few nice dendrites on the plate too. It was actually easy to get to in the display case and find it but all wrapped up in bubblewrap. I guess that defeats the purpose of having it in there. LOL. what a system I have! sadly, the other Solnhofen stuff is still in the dang garage... Anyways, thanks for showing interest. Good Hunting! Regards, Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeschWhat Posted September 25, 2017 Share Posted September 25, 2017 Nice, Chris! They do believe these are from ammonites. Have you looked at it under a microscope? These are fun because you can sometimes find bits of floating crinoid (Saccocoma) in them. Lori www.areallycrappystory.com/fossils www.facebook.com/fossilpoo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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