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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? :o :headscratch:

 

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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

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Not uncommon for animals to lose control of their "funtions" when they die.

I think this happened after or at time of death.

 

 

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Coprolites are very common in the Green River Fm.  It would not be surprising to see one randomly placed in a poopologically correct position.  

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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?

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I wonder if it moved a bit, just as bone can.

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4 minutes ago, Troodon said:

Is it a coprolite or other foreign material?  Sniff test :D

 

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.

 

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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! :o

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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. :unsure: 

 

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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. :unsure: 

 

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Wow!! Better explained than this only if it were drawn! Oops, it was designed! Super informative! Thank you my friend @Fossildude19! ;)

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