HAH Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 Hi - Please forgive me if I have violated many rules. I am not tech savvy. Nor was my deceased dad. We hunted many shark teeth, old bottles and arrowheads together. He always told me that the object in the attached pictures is dinosaur poop. Is it? Thanks for your help. If you are unable to tell I will gladly take more pictures. He grew up and hunted in Maryland so I assume that he found this in MD but I my be wrong as he loved fossil hunting and travelled extensively. Thanks a bunch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixgill pete Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 It looks like it could be a coprolite. However to say it is dino, may be a stretch. What are the dimensions? Also, though you said you don't know where it was found, a location could also help determine it's "dropper". 1 Bulldozers and dirt Bulldozers and dirt behind the trailer, my desert Them red clay piles are heaven on earth I get my rocks off, bulldozers and dirt Patterson Hood; Drive-By Truckers May 2016 May 2012 Aug 2013, May 2016, Apr 2020 Oct 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goatinformationist Posted October 30, 2018 Share Posted October 30, 2018 Certainly looks like a deuce, but is likely quaternary if found in Florida. I have a bunch of Cuban rollers in my Florida box too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HAH Posted October 30, 2018 Author Share Posted October 30, 2018 2 hours ago, HAH said: Hi - Please forgive me if I have violated many rules. I am not tech savvy. Nor was my deceased dad. We hunted many shark teeth, old bottles and arrowheads together. He always told me that the object in the attached pictures is dinosaur poop. Is it? Thanks for your help. If you are unable to tell I will gladly take more pictures. He grew up and hunted in Maryland so I assume that he found this in MD but I my be wrong as he loved fossil hunting and travelled extensively. Thanks a bunch! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HAH Posted October 30, 2018 Author Share Posted October 30, 2018 I hope this reaches the people that have replied. Thank you. Here is another view front the side that shows the length. Thank you. We lived in Frederick, MD. Thanks sgain! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted October 30, 2018 Share Posted October 30, 2018 @GeschWhat @Carl What do You think? 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...
Carl Posted October 30, 2018 Share Posted October 30, 2018 Although its general shape is certainly coprolitic, the other hopeful features (inclusions, phosphatic composition, geologic context) are lacking. And they'd be hard to capture in a photo. Dinosaur is highly unlikely, mostly because (oddly) dinosaur coprolites are so rare. I know of none described for the eastern half of the US. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HAH Posted October 30, 2018 Author Share Posted October 30, 2018 Thanks. It was most likely found on the east coast. Since it is not dinasaur what else could it be? Thanks very much for everyone’s help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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