A Few Finds from Brownie's

[Tidgy's Dad]

Nice finds! 

A couple of really interesting bits and pieces there. 

[MarcoSr]

On 4/16/2018 at 9:38 PM, Littlefoot said:

@Al Dente -- I'm cheering for my first poop find!

 

This one really puzzles me, as I haven't found anything that looks remotely like it. It has very distinct layers that have been rolled up.

 

I agree with Eric and Carl that this specimen is a scroll coprolite.  The pictures below show a complete (25 mm) and a partial scroll coprolite from the Eocene of Virginia.  They are called scroll because they are rolled up like an ancient Roman or Greek scroll.

 

 

 

 

Marco Sr.

[Kimi64]

On 4/16/2018 at 7:38 PM, Littlefoot said:

Periotic bone!

Beautiful bone, I have two of these, one black one from Flag Pond, & one brown one from Brownies, but it never occurred to me that they could be muti-colored. 

[Kimi64]

On 4/25/2018 at 7:09 AM, MarcoSr said:

 

I agree with Eric and Carl that this specimen is a scroll coprolite.  The pictures below show a complete (25 mm) and a partial scroll coprolite from the Eocene of Virginia.  They are called scroll because they are rolled up like an ancient Roman or Greek scroll.

 

 

 

 

Marco Sr.

I believe you that Littlefoot found corprolite, but honestly, I don't see the resemblance. I think the fact that Littlefoot's find looks more segmented on the edge is throwing me off. 

[MarcoSr]

1 hour ago, Kimi64 said:

I believe you that Littlefoot found corprolite, but honestly, I don't see the resemblance. I think the fact that Littlefoot's find looks more segmented on the edge is throwing me off. 

 

A good amount of the coprolite in this post is missing.  However if you compare the scroll pattern in the below picture from the post with the scroll pattern in my picture you should see the resemblance.

 

 

Marco Sr.