Bone guy Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 I've been trying to ID all the little fossils on this plate besides the Mioplosus. So far I see two mollusks, a tiny clam, a possible burrow, and a shrimp. Can someone help me figure out if my observations are correct? Second picture is a close up of the shrimp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 The burrow trace is the imprint of a fish coprolite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 The "burrow" is natural fracture line, "snail/clam" is print of coprolite, "shrimp" is halved coprolite, not sure of the other one. 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...
Rockwood Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 A larger file would really help here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeschWhat Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 Assuming this is from the Green River Formation? I'm not seeing anything that would indicate any of the impressions were from coprolites. Beyond that, I can't really help. Lori www.areallycrappystory.com/fossils www.facebook.com/fossilpoo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 I knew I had something that looked like this. I just didn't realize how weak my ID of it was. Here is what I have. The most similar to what I see in the post in question seems to be associated with these palm leaves. The leaves themselves also have slightly similar features, but I'm thinking it likely gives credence to @ynot 's idea of natural displacement. Tracey actually found this, but I recognized it and the quarry operator after hurriedly dismissing the idea confirmed the palm leaf ID. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 1 hour ago, Rockwood said: Tracey actually found this, It just occurred to me that the reason she showed it to me is that she had spotted the little row of bumps that indicated the presence of the fish that was unexposed at the time. Could the proposed borrow in the original post be the counterpart to such a row of bumps ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bone guy Posted April 19, 2018 Author Share Posted April 19, 2018 Give me a moment and I will take better pictures of the fossils individually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bone guy Posted April 19, 2018 Author Share Posted April 19, 2018 Mollusk? #1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bone guy Posted April 19, 2018 Author Share Posted April 19, 2018 Mollusk #2? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bone guy Posted April 19, 2018 Author Share Posted April 19, 2018 Strange burrow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 Not meaning to point out the elephant in the room, but that's a real nice looking fish you've got there Brandon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bone guy Posted April 20, 2018 Author Share Posted April 20, 2018 Thanks Doren! He's got a toothy grin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeschWhat Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 It does appear that there is coprolite material (apatite) in the bottom of the the larger pit nest the the fish (first closeup photo). Who ever prepped it must have removed most of it. I have no idea about the others, other than they appear to be trace fossils or imprints of some kind. Lori www.areallycrappystory.com/fossils www.facebook.com/fossilpoo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 I think #2 could be a gastropod with the aperture part of the largest whorl missing. It looks a little too three dimensional to be a fingernail clam, and not solid enough to be a #2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 5 hours ago, GeschWhat said: is coprolite material (apatite) Are you telling us our bones are made of fish poo ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeschWhat Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 5 hours ago, Rockwood said: Are you telling us our bones are made of fish poo ? Basically the same stuff...LOL! Lori www.areallycrappystory.com/fossils www.facebook.com/fossilpoo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 I also really like the fish. #2 does look like a tiny gastropod. Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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