Seguidora-de-Isis Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 Hello my friends! Good Morning! I'd like to know, please, if this fish died doing, what I'm thinking he was doing ... Is it really a coprolite? The coprolite is his? I thank you for all the answers! Is It real, or it's not real, that's the question! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 Not a fish expert but looks further back than where the anus would be. So I would say no, its not one from that animal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 Not uncommon for animals to lose control of their "funtions" when they die. I think this happened after or at time of death. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 Coprolites are very common in the Green River Fm. It would not be surprising to see one randomly placed in a poopologically correct position. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seguidora-de-Isis Posted July 9, 2018 Author Share Posted July 9, 2018 5 minutes ago, jpc said: Coprolites are very common in the Green River Fm. It would not be surprising to see one randomly placed in a poopologically correct position. But even if coprolites are abundant and random, but the position here is too correct to be a simple coincidence, don't you think? Is It real, or it's not real, that's the question! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 I wonder if it moved a bit, just as bone can. “...whilst this planet has gone cycling on according to the fixed law of gravity, from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been and are being evolved.” ~ Charles Darwin Happy hunting, Mason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 Is it a coprolite or other foreign material? Sniff test Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seguidora-de-Isis Posted July 9, 2018 Author Share Posted July 9, 2018 4 minutes ago, Troodon said: Is it a coprolite or other foreign material? Sniff test Compared to other fish coprolites discovered in the Green River, then I really think it's a coprolite. But what most caught my attention was the positioning. I truly believe that the fossil fish I posted here has lost control of its functions after or during death. Is It real, or it's not real, that's the question! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seguidora-de-Isis Posted July 9, 2018 Author Share Posted July 9, 2018 19 minutes ago, WhodamanHD said: I wonder if it moved a bit, just as bone can. I also think the coprolite may have moved too, precisely for this reason is that it is not in the anal region, but the position is incredible! Is It real, or it's not real, that's the question! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 Unfortunately, I don't think the two are associated. The tail is totally painted on, and the coprolite is several layers below the actual fish fossil. Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM - APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seguidora-de-Isis Posted July 9, 2018 Author Share Posted July 9, 2018 1 hour ago, Fossildude19 said: Unfortunately, I don't think the two are associated. The tail is totally painted on, and the coprolite is several layers below the actual fish fossil. Wow!! Better explained than this only if it were drawn! Oops, it was designed! Super informative! Thank you my friend @Fossildude19! Is It real, or it's not real, that's the question! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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