TheRocksWillShoutHisGlory Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 In 2014 I saw a post which made me laugh from fossilized6s, it was a pyritized coprolite. In general I will not keep coprolites, however, this past year I am wondering if I have found some golden poo too. It feels very strange actually hoping it is not a worm or sea cucumber. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plantguy Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 Neat and interesting find!! How big is it? I'll bump this and tag a some Mcreek folks for their thoughts... @GeschWhat, @Nimravis, @Mark Kmiecik What do you all think? Regards, Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kmiecik Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 I'd like to see more 'chunks' -- it seems too homogeneous. I wouldn't be too quick to call it a coprolite. It may be something else in a very poor state of preservation. Inspection under 10x or better magnification may help. I would label it as Coprolite? with a BIG question mark. It may be sap or some form of slime or even something that has not yet been identified like a moss or bacterial colony . . . . something that may be identified in the future. Mark. Fossil hunting is easy -- they don't run away when you shoot at them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilNerd Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 On 7/17/2019 at 9:30 PM, TheRocksWillShoutHisGlory said: In general I will not keep coprolites... You could always send them to me if you don’t want them. I love fossils, even the poopy ones! Lol The good thing about science is that it's true whether or not you believe in it. -Neil deGrasse Tyson Everyone you will ever meet knows something you don't. -Bill Nye (The Science Guy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRocksWillShoutHisGlory Posted July 21, 2019 Author Share Posted July 21, 2019 2 hours ago, FossilNerd said: You could always send them to me if you don’t want them. I love fossils, even the poopy ones! Lol I'm a teacher, so the past 3 years I've given each student a fossil. It helps me manage my collection especially the dozens of jellyfish and broken plant material, and helps with their learning. I guess you could say they take a lot of snarge from me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilNerd Posted July 21, 2019 Share Posted July 21, 2019 35 minutes ago, TheRocksWillShoutHisGlory said: I'm a teacher, so the past 3 years I've given each student a fossil. It helps me manage my collection especially the dozens of jellyfish and broken plant material, and helps with their learning. I guess you could say they take a lot of snarge from me. I was just giving you a hard time. That's great that you teach and give the kids fossils! I bet they get a kick out of it, especially the fossilized poo! Sorry I'm not much help with your ID, wish I was. From the picture it does look pyritized, but I can't say if it's coprolite or not. The good thing about science is that it's true whether or not you believe in it. -Neil deGrasse Tyson Everyone you will ever meet knows something you don't. -Bill Nye (The Science Guy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coco Posted July 21, 2019 Share Posted July 21, 2019 Hi, @Nimravis Coco ---------------------- OUTIL POUR MESURER VOS FOSSILES : ici Ma bibliothèque PDF 1 (Poissons et sélaciens récents & fossiles) : ici Ma bibliothèque PDF 2 (Animaux vivants - sans poissons ni sélaciens) : ici Mâchoires sélaciennes récentes : ici Hétérodontiques et sélaciens : ici Oeufs sélaciens récents : ici Otolithes de poissons récents ! ici Un Greg... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted July 21, 2019 Share Posted July 21, 2019 18 minutes ago, Coco said: Hi, @Nimravis Coco Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted July 21, 2019 Share Posted July 21, 2019 I agree with @Mark Kmiecik , it does have the outward appearance of coprolite and I do see the pyrite crystals, but most coprolites that I come across are more 3 dimensional in that they are not just flat as this piece appears. @stats Rich- what do you think? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stats Posted July 21, 2019 Share Posted July 21, 2019 9 hours ago, Nimravis said: I agree with @Mark Kmiecik , it does have the outward appearance of coprolite and I do see the pyrite crystals, but most coprolites that I come across are more 3 dimensional in that they are not just flat as this piece appears. @stats Rich- what do you think? I agree, Ralph. Get a magnifying lens or loupe. Can you see some structure or patterns in it? Quite often coprolites can have other animal bits, scales, etc. It could be a poorly preserved jellyfish or other blob. Cheers, Rich 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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