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Might anyone know of a published record of an animal in amber with its associated coprolites? I am not interested in examples where the association is in question. Thanks!
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Hoping for some help to identify, pics don't really do it justice because it looks a lot more poo like in reality. Found at my local river in Manchester UK where there was a landslide and I've found numerous ( mainly stigmaria) fossils any help would be appreciated and a good learning experience for me. It looks like it might have been stood on with possible toe prints.
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Show us your Devonian Epizoans & Pathological Brachiopods!
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Dear all, if Devonian Epizoans (Epibionts) & Pathological Brachiopods (all the periods) are a fascinating group of fossils for you and you want to discuss anything about their paleoecology, please post your photos (specimens) in this thread.- 225 replies
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These two coprolites have the most visible and interesting bits to them of any I have found. I've been trying to work out what the bits are, and I think they're bits of fish, from the colour and size, but I'd value more opinions! They are from the Oxford Clay, Jurassic, Callovian, Peterborough Member, and the first has colours I associate with fish remains I've found on the site. I don't really understand the dark pattern on the back. ETA: Sorry, I think this should have been posted in the coprolite sticky!
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Lots of our members collect at the Calvert Cliffs so here is something new to lookout for. S. Godfrey et al. describe new coprolite discoveries from the cliffs. https://riviste.unimi.it/index.php/RIPS/article/view/17064
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From the album: Fossilhunter21's collection
Fossil Type: Coprolite Location: Aurora, North Carolina-
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Are these coprolites or simply nodules/concretions? I have zero knowledge on how to distinguish a coprolite, other than that these materials have a distinct, smooth shape that I could certainly envision reptilian poop looking like. But so do concretions oftentimes. These come from the Bladen/Tar Heel formations of North Carolina from an area known to preserve coprolites. Btw I read the coprolite ID thread and these appear to meet some of the criteria, although they’re not porous enough for the “lick” test, and I haven’t had a chance to view them under a microscope yet.
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Hi I recently bought a small 4cm 'coprolite' from a commercial supplier. Do you think this is likely to be a genuine fossil from Bull Canyon or is it likely to be a fake. Is there any way I could tell?
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I see on the web many deferent looking specimens being sold as Dino Coprolites. From what I’ve read on the web, most of these specimens are thought to be purely geologic. I was able to purchase 14 slabs labeled as Dino Coprolites from Utah for a very reasonable price so I bought them to see what I could see under a microscope. Chemical analysis and analysis of thin sections are much better ways to approach this. The individual pictures of the below 5 slabs (one is an end cut) were taken with the pieces wet and the close-up pictures taken with my microscope were taken with the pieces dry. These slabs are unpolished which makes it more difficult to see clearly the inclusions and other features in the below pictures. However, the pictures do show the vivid colors of different minerals and crystal structures on the surface of these pieces. I’m not seeing inclusions that look like the remains of a dino meal. However, there are some really interesting circular shapes in the pieces. What do you see in the pictures? Do you believe that any of these slabs could be dino coprolites? I have 9 more of these slabs that I could take pictures of if there is any interest to see more examples. Slab 10 (170 grams 4.75 inches x 3.25 inches x 5 to 8mm thick Continued in next reply Marco Sr.
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Although I haven't been beach hunting much this winter (fishing was great until a few weeks ago), I rooted around for my shrimp coprolite burrows. Lately I have been finding less of the cylindrical 1-3" long burrows and more broken pieces. @Carl @GeschWhat are the experts on these things, and lately I've found more of them on the beachs than shark teeth (Covid-19 opened the interest in beach combing so more competition for teeth.) Difficult to get much resolution, even enhancing the contrast, but this is a scan of most of my collection:
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I Like Poop- Mazon Creek Coprolites- A Visual Post
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Today I was looking at fossils that I have paid any real attention too in quite a while. I figured that I would try and organize some of them and I started moving containers and pulling out concretions that contained coprolites. The pieces that I was working with were larger pieces, and that is what this post will show. I have found coprolites in the Essex (Marine) and Braidwood (Fresh) biotas. Many collectors in the past would skip over coprolites, just like they did with Essexella asherea Jellyfish, but that is not me, I would pick them all up. Mazon Creek coprolites have been known to contain plant material, bone, fish scales, etc. Again, the following pictures will show some of the pieces in my collection and will not include smaller pieces or concretions that contain fecal pellets that are found associated with the leech, Coprinoscolex. @GeschWhat Lori, you might like this post. Here is a Spiral Coprolite and it should be long to a shark.- 38 replies
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A chunk and a slice of dinosaur coprolites bought at a nearby rock store. Species, location, and age unknown. Despite being what they are, they both have a nice red coloring.- 1 comment
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Hi all, I recently found the items below at Calvert Cliffs State Park (A-F) and Matoaka Beach (G-I) in Maryland (both Miocene exposures). Image scales are in inches. I'm not sure what these are. Could some or all of them be coprolites? If so, any ideas as to what kinds of animals they came from? Thanks for your help!
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Hello! As a new member I am excited to learn from more experienced folks on this great forum. We found these coprolites (I think that is what they are) near the Little Colorado River, near Gray Mountain, Arizona which is about 45 mins north of Flagstaff, Arizona. They were both found on the surface. We go to this area to rock hound for jasper, agate and petrified wood, which we find in plenty. Can anyone tell me: 1. Are these coprolites? 2. What kind of seeds are fossilized? 3. Based on location and seed id, who pooped these out? Thank you very much! I am also about to post pics of what I think may be a large bone fragment found the same day and in the same location.
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I was wondering if this could possibly be a coprolite? Or just a rock that has formed this way over time. Found in the Rocky Mountains of Wyoming. Thanks for your input!
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When the Doctor asks if you have black tarry stools this is not what they mean. Exceptional preservation of feces at Rancho La Brea: https://m.phys.org/news/2020-03-unprecedented-fossil-feces-la-brea.html
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Collected in 1994 in Cropwell Bishop Nottinghamshire UK, some Rhaetic pyrite layer pieces from a Gypsum mine. Packed full of bivalves, fish teeth and coprolites. Focusing on this particular find, would anyone know what it may be (1st picture) 1mm scale.
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I donated 20,000+ Eocene marine Virginia coprolites to the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science in 2015. There have been several formal presentations given on these coprolites to date and a major paper is in final review. To see numerous coprolite pictures and read about/see previous presentations check out the below TFF link: http://www.thefossilforum.com/index.php?/topic/50059-what-ate-what/& A copy of the latest poster presentation given on these Virginia coprolites at the GSA Annual Meeting in Phoenix, Arizona, USA on September 22, 2019 is below (If you click on the below picture which will open it in a new window and click on the + symbol twice, you can read the text): Marco Sr.
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The biggest joy is in the rare and overlooked. Burrows filled with invertebrate coprolites. Late Cretaceous, New Jersey. 22 September 2019.
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I could have sworn I posted this already so if it is a duplicate, please delete it. https://m.phys.org/news/2019-08-filter-feeding-pterosaurs-flamingos-late-jurassic.html They looked at coprolite associated with Pterosaurs Trackways and it looked like they were filter feeders.
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After a little research I think this is coprolite. Rock on one side and something that resembles poop on the other side. See next post for reverse side. Size is 1 1/4 inch by 3/4 inch by 1/4 inch
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Coprolites? Collected near scales, teeth and fish vertebras. It sticks on tongue but aren't visible biological inclusions. Your opinion please.
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Hello, I find a lot of what I believe to be marine fossils from the Cretaceous period on my land up in Grayson County, North Texas, but I am not certain what kind of fossils they are. Here are pictures of what I think are coprolites? Thank you in advance for your help in identification.
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https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-01/uu-t2s013019.php https://www.realclearscience.com/quick_and_clear_science/2019/01/31/what_scientists_learned_from_a_trove_of_fossilized_archosaur_poop_and_vomit.html
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