GeschWhat Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 I have finally had a chance to start looking at the poop I won in @sixgill pete's shell game. Something about the inclusion in this little nugget looks familiar, but I can't quite place it. Maybe it's just because it looks a little like the dried and flattened frogs I see in my daughters driveway. It was found by the aforementioned esteemed forum member along the Cape Fear River and is believed to be from the Bladen Formation (Black Creek Group). Ideas? Lori www.areallycrappystory.com/fossils www.facebook.com/fossilpoo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DatFossilBoy Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 Could It be a plant??? I really have no idea... lets see what the experts say Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeschWhat Posted March 18, 2018 Author Share Posted March 18, 2018 3 minutes ago, DatFossilBoy said: Could It be a plant??? I think it is bone. Lori www.areallycrappystory.com/fossils www.facebook.com/fossilpoo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DatFossilBoy Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 13 minutes ago, GeschWhat said: I think it is bone. If you knew what animal it was from,that would nearly give it away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeschWhat Posted March 18, 2018 Author Share Posted March 18, 2018 1 hour ago, DatFossilBoy said: If you knew what animal it was from,that would nearly give it away. Based on what I've seen in my yard, my guess is that the critter would be the size of a medium dog. That's about as close as I can get to identifying the poopetrator. Lori www.areallycrappystory.com/fossils www.facebook.com/fossilpoo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 It sure looks like a deformed kernel of corn to Me! 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...
izak_ Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 Corn that popped during the pressure and heat of fossilisation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 Guys, you are great ! .......................... I'm wondering what might these be? Maybe remains of vertebrae? picture from here " 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...
GeschWhat Posted March 18, 2018 Author Share Posted March 18, 2018 I asked for that! Way over popped. 2 hours ago, abyssunder said: I'm wondering what might these be? Maybe remains of vertebrae? Hey - I recognize that vertebra! Those areas you circled are clam borings, ridges and mineral staining. There is only one other area with tiny bone inclusions. I suppose it could be a compressed vertebra. The piece that is broken off and off the the side a little looks like it could be part of one. There is just something about the ridge along the edge that makes me think I've seen something like it before. Could it be a scute of some sort? This is the wrong time period, but the broken piece looks a little like this unidentified scale/scute from Merritt Island. Lori www.areallycrappystory.com/fossils www.facebook.com/fossilpoo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted March 19, 2018 Share Posted March 19, 2018 Well, I'm not familiar with the Bladen Formation. Is that terrestrial or marine in origin? " 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...
sixgill pete Posted March 19, 2018 Share Posted March 19, 2018 @GeschWhat Interesting. So many of the coprolites that I have from that location are full of inclusions, Lori. But I honestly have no idea what yours may be. Bulldozers and dirt Bulldozers and dirt behind the trailer, my desert Them red clay piles are heaven on earth I get my rocks off, bulldozers and dirt Patterson Hood; Drive-By Truckers May 2016 May 2012 Aug 2013, May 2016, Apr 2020 Oct 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixgill pete Posted March 19, 2018 Share Posted March 19, 2018 Just now, abyssunder said: Well, I'm not familiar with the Bladen Formation. Is that terrestrial or marine in origin? The Bladen Formation is Cretaceous Marine. Bulldozers and dirt Bulldozers and dirt behind the trailer, my desert Them red clay piles are heaven on earth I get my rocks off, bulldozers and dirt Patterson Hood; Drive-By Truckers May 2016 May 2012 Aug 2013, May 2016, Apr 2020 Oct 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted March 19, 2018 Share Posted March 19, 2018 3 minutes ago, sixgill pete said: The Bladen Formation is Cretaceous Marine. Thank you. " 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...
GeschWhat Posted March 19, 2018 Author Share Posted March 19, 2018 I think I read that it is estuarian - fresh water - brackish water - and terrestrial - at least in some areas. EDIT: What I read was referring to a bone bed on top of the Bladen Formation. Sorry! Lori www.areallycrappystory.com/fossils www.facebook.com/fossilpoo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeschWhat Posted March 19, 2018 Author Share Posted March 19, 2018 19 minutes ago, sixgill pete said: @GeschWhat Interesting. So many of the coprolites that I have from that location are full of inclusions, Lori. But I honestly have no idea what yours may be. You should post some - I'd love to see them! Lori www.areallycrappystory.com/fossils www.facebook.com/fossilpoo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted March 19, 2018 Share Posted March 19, 2018 You want some butter on your poopcorn? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeschWhat Posted March 19, 2018 Author Share Posted March 19, 2018 7 hours ago, caldigger said: You want some butter on your poopcorn? I have to remember poopcorn for the kids. It would also make a good name for a coprolite (yes, I name them). Lori www.areallycrappystory.com/fossils www.facebook.com/fossilpoo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordTrilobite Posted March 19, 2018 Share Posted March 19, 2018 19 hours ago, GeschWhat said: I have finally had a chance to start looking at the poop I won in @sixgill pete's shell game. Something about the inclusion in this little nugget looks familiar, but I can't quite place it. Maybe it's just because it looks a little like the dried and flattened frogs I see in my daughters driveway. It was found by the aforementioned esteemed forum member along the Cape Fear River and is believed to be from the Bladen Formation (Black Creek Group). Ideas? The closeup looks almost a bit like the digits of a finger or toe. Olof Moleman AKA Lord Trilobite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeschWhat Posted March 19, 2018 Author Share Posted March 19, 2018 6 hours ago, LordTrilobite said: The closeup looks almost a bit like the digits of a finger or toe. You're right, it does a bit - especially in the upper right. Lori www.areallycrappystory.com/fossils www.facebook.com/fossilpoo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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