foraminera Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 Can you help me identify this fossil? Late Miocene/Miocene, Phillipines, Camarines Norte Link to post Share on other sites
caldigger Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 What scale are the increments on your scope? Tenth of a millimeter? Link to post Share on other sites
foraminera Posted July 19, 2018 Author Share Posted July 19, 2018 yes, it's tenth of a millimeter Link to post Share on other sites
caldigger Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 Lets get a couple of plant people's eyes on these. @paleoflor @Plantguy Link to post Share on other sites
Carl Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 They could be termite coprolites. Are they hexagonal in cross-section? @GeschWhat 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Fossildude19 Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 1 hour ago, caldigger said: Lets get a couple of plant people's eyes on these. I think these are more likely forams or ostracods. Although coprolites are a possiblilty as well. @jkfoam Enlarged and brightened the photo: Link to post Share on other sites
Carl Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 Yup, looks like they are termite droppings: 3 Link to post Share on other sites
Rockwood Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 "From a distance, they look like sawdust or dirt, But hexagon pellets are what these bugs squirt!" 1 Link to post Share on other sites
abyssunder Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 22 minutes ago, Carl said: Yup, looks like they are termite droppings: ...and they look right for that. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
GeschWhat Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 On 7/19/2018 at 8:19 AM, Carl said: They could be termite coprolites. Are they hexagonal in cross-section? @GeschWhat They look like termite coprolites to me. On 7/19/2018 at 4:27 PM, Rockwood said: "From a distance, they look like sawdust or dirt, But hexagon pellets are what these bugs squirt!" You get a gold star! Link to post Share on other sites
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