BLT Posted July 16, 2018 Share Posted July 16, 2018 I’m hoping someone will let me know if this is “just” a rock, or possibly a coprolite of some sort? It seems to have different textures and layers. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted July 16, 2018 Share Posted July 16, 2018 I do not see any fossils in this piece. 1 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...
BLT Posted July 16, 2018 Author Share Posted July 16, 2018 Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuddingPaleo Posted July 16, 2018 Share Posted July 16, 2018 Look for eaten fragments, bits of bone or teeth, shell, or seeds. I haven't found any but I've been looking up how to tell if I might have some for when I do. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLT Posted July 16, 2018 Author Share Posted July 16, 2018 Will do. I keep hoping I will eventually find a coprolite. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeschWhat Posted July 16, 2018 Share Posted July 16, 2018 22 minutes ago, BLT said: Will do. I keep hoping I will eventually find a coprolite. Thanks! Coprolite is the BEST! Can you tell me what other type of fossils are found in the area? Lori www.areallycrappystory.com/fossils www.facebook.com/fossilpoo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLT Posted July 16, 2018 Author Share Posted July 16, 2018 @GeschWhat, I am new to fossil hunting, so I’m still trying to learn all I can about the fossils in my area. I have read that many early Devonian fossils can be found in middle Tennessee. I enjoy wading around the creek that borders my property, hoping to find something interesting. My kids seem to think I’m a bit obsessed with searching for fossils lately. Lol! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Innocentx Posted July 16, 2018 Share Posted July 16, 2018 6 minutes ago, BLT said: I’m a bit obsessed Join the crowd! 1 "Journey through a universe ablaze with changes" Phil Ochs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted July 16, 2018 Share Posted July 16, 2018 10 minutes ago, BLT said: My kids seem to think I’m a bit obsessed with searching for fossils lately. Lol! They may view you in a different light, especially if they know you are seeking out old poop. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLT Posted July 16, 2018 Author Share Posted July 16, 2018 I can just imagine the horrified look on my daughter-in-law’s face if she knew what I was really hoping to find!@caldigger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeschWhat Posted July 16, 2018 Share Posted July 16, 2018 10 minutes ago, BLT said: I can just imagine the horrified look on my daughter-in-law’s face if she knew what I was really hoping to find!@caldigger I love it! Here is something I see that I find interesting. The reason I ask about other fossils in the area is because location is really important when looking for fossil feces. I don't think I have any Devonian coprolites, so I'm not all that familiar with the time period. I see something in your sample that looks a little like ganoid fish scale impressions. I have seen this a lot in coprolites. The problem is, nature can be tricky. Many times something will look like something it is not. Shape wise this could be a coprolite. If there was actually a fish scale in it, I would feel more confident saying it was a coprolites. If I knew the other type of body fossils found in the area (vertebrae, scales, teeth, bones, etc.) it would provide insight regarding the type of animals that lived there. 2 Lori www.areallycrappystory.com/fossils www.facebook.com/fossilpoo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeschWhat Posted July 16, 2018 Share Posted July 16, 2018 Here is a coprolite from the Bull Canyon Formation (Upper Triassic) in New Mexico. It contains many fish scales and impressions where the fish scales weathered out. 1 Lori www.areallycrappystory.com/fossils www.facebook.com/fossilpoo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herb Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 I think most of the coprolites found in the Tenn. area are from the Cretaceous West Central area near Selma, Savannah. 2 "Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence"_ Carl Sagen No trees were killed in this posting......however, many innocent electrons were diverted from where they originally intended to go. " I think, therefore I collect fossils." _ Me "When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth."__S. Holmes "can't we all just get along?" Jack Nicholson from Mars Attacks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeschWhat Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 5 minutes ago, Herb said: I think most of the coprolites found in the Tenn. area are from the Cretaceous West Central area near Selma, Savannah. Do they look anything like this? Lori www.areallycrappystory.com/fossils www.facebook.com/fossilpoo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herb Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 mine looks like a blue-green tapered dog T**d about 3" long "Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence"_ Carl Sagen No trees were killed in this posting......however, many innocent electrons were diverted from where they originally intended to go. " I think, therefore I collect fossils." _ Me "When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth."__S. Holmes "can't we all just get along?" Jack Nicholson from Mars Attacks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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