PatBronson Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 I found most of these a couple of weekends ago while poking around the North Sulphur River. The small baculite (left side middle piece) was still in a piece of red zone stone when I found it. I found the other three black rocks, were found further up the river all lying fairly close to each other in area of gravel. I can't find any obvious suture lines on them. The tooth I found last year on a trip to the same location. The other three are probably rocks but the top one has what looks like a micro fossil so I wasn't sure if it might be a coprolite. Any help here is greatly appreciated. A couple of closer shots Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 It would help if You picture the items separately and number them for reference. Top and bottom right side, top left side-- maybe coprolite (?) @GeschWhat, @Carl Other 3 black pieces -- Baculite pieces (?) Piece next to quarter -- concretion, not a fossil. I do not know about the shark tooth ID. 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...
KimTexan Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 The bottom light one looks geologic to me, the other 2 light ones look a lot like coprolites, but I’m not a pro. The tooth is a nice find. I have yet to find a tooth out there. The bottom black one doesn’t look like anything to me other than a piece of phosphatized rock. I have been hunting out there a few times. @JarrodB for tooth ID. He hunts out there quite a bit.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatBronson Posted December 1, 2017 Author Share Posted December 1, 2017 4 minutes ago, ynot said: It would help if You picture the items separately and number them for reference. Top and bottom right side, top left side-- maybe coprolite (?) @GeschWhat, @Carl Other 3 black pieces -- Baculite pieces (?) Piece next to quarter -- concretion, not a fossil. I do not know about the shark tooth ID. Thanks for the suggestion. I'll definitely do that in the future and I definitely appreciate the help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeschWhat Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 I agree with Kim that the 2 lighter colored specimens to the right in the first photo may be coprolites. I also think the darker one with the pinched end looks like a coprolite. 1 Lori www.areallycrappystory.com/fossils www.facebook.com/fossilpoo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 I'm not so sure about your "Baculite", since I can't make out the sutures in any of the photos, or am I having problems with my eyes? Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 They all look like possible coprolites to me. (except for the tooth, obviously). Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All Day Rocks Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 I don't think any of them are coprolite. They all look to be suggestively shaped rocks in my opinion (other than the worn tooth). The black one on the top left that appears to be pinched off looks most like coprolite to me but I would have to see better pics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 I'm with the coprolite folks. Pretty convincing. But more pix are always better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 No doubt, this one looks similar to an ironstone concretion from the same location, so I'll take out from the list of possible fossils/ichnofossils. comparative picture from http://www.thefossilforum.com/index.php?/gallery/image/21317-iron-stone-concretions-from-the-nsr/ " 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...
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