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alright folks, what in the heck is this small mass? that is a fibrous "hair" particle that is running through it. I mean? thank you for any consideration given. it was found near the arkansas river at a freshly excavated site.
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This carnivore coprolite was found in the Bull Canyon Formation (Upper Triassic - Norian), Quay County, New Mexico. It contains numerous fine, boney inclusions (white). There also appears to be a small jaw inclusion that has a shape similar to amphibians. Originally, I couldn't figure out why there would be so many finely crushed bones. It is not something I usually see. When bone fragments are present, they are usually larger. That said, fibrous osteoderms are also found in the same area. I have included an image of a fairly large one. They are made up of fine, boney fibers that have a configuration similar to woven fiberglass. So here is what I am wondering: 1. Could the fine bone fragments be the indigested remains of these boney osteoderms? Perhaps from juveniles? I do have some small fragments (somewhere), so I could dissolve them to see how they fall apart. 2. Does anyone know what type of animal had these fibrous plates? All I could find is information on osteoderms from phytosaurs and aetosaurs. Neither of those appear to be fibrous. I have found osteoderm fragments of that type in coprolites, but they look nothing like this. I know some of the Triassic amphibian-like tetrapods had osteoderms, but I haven't been able to find information on these. Since the shape of the jaw in the coprolite has a similar shape to those animals, I'm thinking they may have had this type of osteoderm. Of course more than one type of prey may have been on the menu. Osteoderm Magnified Osteoderm I've been away from the forum for a while, so I'm hoping there are new folks out there that specialize in Triassic critters. As always, thanks for looking! @Carl @MarcoSr
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Found this leaf looking rock a couple weeks ago in central Washington State. At least it looks like a leaf to me, right down to the center part. Never seen a rock that looked fibrous or cellular like this. Measurements are 4cm long x 3.5cm wide x 1.5cm thick at its thickest. Any ideas?