Malone Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 Possible poo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 I see a weathered rock. I'm not seeing anything diagnostic here to suggest coprolite. Maybe @GeschWhat will be able to confirm. 2 ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heteromorph Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 @GeschWhat It looks like a water worn rock to me, not a fossil. EDIT: @Kane, so close! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malone Posted February 6, 2018 Author Share Posted February 6, 2018 1 minute ago, Kane said: I see a weathered rock. I'm not seeing anything diagnostic here to suggest coprolite. Maybe @GeschWhat will be able to confirm. Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malone Posted February 6, 2018 Author Share Posted February 6, 2018 2 minutes ago, Heteromorph said: @GeschWhat It looks like a water worn rock to me, not a fossil. Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SailingAlongToo Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 10 minutes ago, Kane said: I see a weathered rock. I'm not seeing anything diagnostic here to suggest coprolite. Maybe @GeschWhat will be able to confirm. In all seriousness, I cut up some potatoes on Sunday for beef stew that looked exactly like this!! 3 Don't know much about history Don't know much biology Don't know much about science books......... Sam Cooke - (What A) Wonderful World Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malone Posted February 6, 2018 Author Share Posted February 6, 2018 56 minutes ago, SailingAlongToo said: In all seriousness, I cut up some potatoes on Sunday for beef stew that looked exactly like this!! Yum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malone Posted February 7, 2018 Author Share Posted February 7, 2018 8 hours ago, Kane said: I see a weathered rock. I'm not seeing anything diagnostic here to suggest coprolite. Maybe @GeschWhat will be able to confirm. Thank you for your response Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeschWhat Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 I agree with water worn rock - maybe flint/chert. It could be pretty if polished up! Lori www.areallycrappystory.com/fossils www.facebook.com/fossilpoo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malone Posted February 8, 2018 Author Share Posted February 8, 2018 2 hours ago, GeschWhat said: I agree with water worn rock - maybe flint/chert. It could be pretty if polished up! Thank you for your response! It seems like it has wrinkles in it and I haven't seen rock fracture like that before, but that doesn't mean much.there's a lot of things I haven't seen! I have learned lots of great stuff since I have been getting responses from here! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malone Posted February 8, 2018 Author Share Posted February 8, 2018 Just now, Malone said: Thank you for your response! It seems like it has wrinkles in it and I haven't seen rock fracture like that before, but that doesn't mean much.there's a lot of things I haven't seen! I have learned lots of great stuff since I have been getting responses from here! By the way really cool play on words with your title/name! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malone Posted February 9, 2018 Author Share Posted February 9, 2018 On 2/7/2018 at 5:54 PM, GeschWhat said: I agree with water worn rock - maybe flint/chert. It could be pretty if polished up! I found one I think might be a coprolite and the general consensus seems to be you have the knowledge on coprolites. I would appreciate your opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 Sorry, but that is not a coprolite either. 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...
Malone Posted February 9, 2018 Author Share Posted February 9, 2018 7 hours ago, ynot said: Sorry, but that is not a coprolite either. It has a small claw in it. Just to the right of the long piece of debris and to the left of the dark piece of debris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malone Posted February 9, 2018 Author Share Posted February 9, 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malone Posted February 9, 2018 Author Share Posted February 9, 2018 The long piece looks a little like a bone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malone Posted February 9, 2018 Author Share Posted February 9, 2018 another possibly piece of poo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malone Posted February 18, 2018 Author Share Posted February 18, 2018 On 2/6/2018 at 1:38 PM, Kane said: I see a weathered rock. I'm not seeing anything diagnostic here to suggest coprolite. Maybe @GeschWhat will be able to confirm. Question: could this be a gastrolith? The reason why I ask is because it really stands out from the rock of the same type that I have found in the area, also the fractures are all smooth giving the appearance of wrinkles. Would appreciate your thoughts! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 Gastroliths (gizzard stones) are used to help grind down the animals food. The ones I have seen are will polished, and the only way to be sure a rock is a gastrolith is to find it in association with an articulated fossil. I do not see anything in the 2nd rock that looks like it came from organic origins. I see some granular mineralization that can often be found in sandtone. The 3rd stone looks nothing like a coprolite either. 2 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...
Malone Posted February 18, 2018 Author Share Posted February 18, 2018 On 2/7/2018 at 5:54 PM, GeschWhat said: I agree with water worn rock - maybe flint/chert. It could be pretty if polished up! Hi GeshWhat. I was wondering if this could possibly be a gastrolith? The reason I was wondering was due to the smoothness of the fractured areas giving the appearance of wrinkles differentiating it from other rock in the same area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 2 minutes ago, Malone said: Hi GeshWhat. I was wondering if this could possibly be a gastrolith? The reason I was wondering was due to the smoothness of the fractured areas giving the appearance of wrinkles differentiating it from other rock in the same area. 9 minutes ago, ynot said: Gastroliths (gizzard stones) are used to help grind down the animals food. The ones I have seen are will polished, and the only way to be sure a rock is a gastrolith is to find it in association with an articulated fossil. 1 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...
Malone Posted February 18, 2018 Author Share Posted February 18, 2018 33 minutes ago, ynot said: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malone Posted February 18, 2018 Author Share Posted February 18, 2018 Is the absence of stomach acid the cause for the ingested stone? I picked this up because it was shiny and it's smooth even in the crack areas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malone Posted February 18, 2018 Author Share Posted February 18, 2018 The reason I asked is I thought the stomach acid might have a observable effect on the stone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 This is not a "well polished" stone. Looks like it was found in river gravels. Was it found in association with a articulated fossil? 2 minutes ago, Malone said: Is the absence of stomach acid the cause for the ingested stone? No, the gastrolith was/is a stone that is/was used as a secondary "tooth" to help grind the food to facilitate digestion. Think of making bread with the whole seed instead of flour. 3 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...
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