GeschWhat Posted September 25, 2019 Author Share Posted September 25, 2019 19 hours ago, caldigger said: Well you have "Poopeye", where's Olive oil? Lori www.areallycrappystory.com/fossils www.facebook.com/fossilpoo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Posted May 24, 2020 Share Posted May 24, 2020 This was ID’d as a coprolite. Marine, Cretaceous, has small flecks of what looks like fish scale through it. "Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe" - Saint Augustine"Those who can not see past their own nose deserve our pity more than anything else." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeschWhat Posted May 24, 2020 Author Share Posted May 24, 2020 On 5/24/2020 at 6:55 AM, Ash said: This was ID’d as a coprolite. Marine, Cretaceous, has small flecks of what looks like fish scale through it. Where was it found? Lori www.areallycrappystory.com/fossils www.facebook.com/fossilpoo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seaspawn Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 (edited) @GeschWhat, is this coprolite? If yes, would you need to break it to get more information about what kind of animal made it? Thanks! Edited January 15, 2021 by Seaspawn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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BluesharkRay Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 (edited) Es poo? Caddo Mills/Royse City area. I stopped picking them up due to abundance. Thanks for the info. Edited January 19, 2021 by BluesharkRay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeschWhat Posted January 19, 2021 Author Share Posted January 19, 2021 On 1/15/2021 at 7:16 AM, Seaspawn said: @GeschWhat, is this coprolite? If yes, would you need to break it to get more information about what kind of animal made it? Thanks! A lot depends on where this was found. Do you know the formation? Since you are in the UK, I'm guessing London Clay? If so, it could be a coprolite - possibly crocodilian? You could break it or cut it, but if it is from a croc, you wont find anything in it. EDIT: I should also mention that it is hard to identify the producers of coprolites. If lucky, we can identify what was eaten. If they have a spiral shape, they could be from a fish with a spiral valve (sharks, rays, skates, plus a few others). If they lack inclusions, they could be from crocs. Lori www.areallycrappystory.com/fossils www.facebook.com/fossilpoo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeschWhat Posted January 19, 2021 Author Share Posted January 19, 2021 16 hours ago, BluesharkRay said: Es poo? Caddo Mills/Royse City area. I stopped picking them up due to abundance. Thanks for the info. Hmm, not familiar with that area. Could be part of the Eagle Ford Group, perhaps. There can be concretions and coprolite in that formation. Coprolites that I have seen from that area usually have a lot of fish bone inclusions. I've never collected there myself. I do know that one area that was excavated in Lewisville exposed primarily coprolites with only a handful of other fossils present. However they didn't look anything like what you have there. If what you are finding all has a similar shape and they are from the Eagle Ford Group, I'm guessing these are concretions. Have you posted them on the Fossil ID thread? 1 Lori www.areallycrappystory.com/fossils www.facebook.com/fossilpoo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seaspawn Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 Sorry for the late reply to this, unexpectedly busy. I found it on a shingle beach hereabouts: It's fascinating info, though. Thanks so much for your input, I appreciate it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluesharkRay Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 Thanks for responding, sorry for my delay in seeing it. This was my only post about it but it had just dawned on me that these things could be dung a month or so ago. Kicking myself for not grabbing more. I do, however, know where there's more, and other fossils. There's something here to be considered for research. I'd love to have someone take a look if there's interest or value in it. Trade off is that person, needs to confirm several of the pieces I was lucky to find as authentic and deliver that message directly to my wife.;) I definitely started picking up less rocks as time passed. Here's what I grabbed in about 8-10 fossil "hunts". There's a large collection of various concretions and other larger potential fossils that sleep outside hidden as decor in the back yard area. Of note, and something I am sure others are aware of but these things change fast with time and environment but with all the cold weather it's been fun hearing the occasional pop or crack and watching them break away.... fascinating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Daniel Fischer Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 My fossil hunting is very unprofessional (because I am a youth member in life too). After I read your post I thought about it and I never really think about coprolites in my fossil hunts, now I will learn a little more about the animals that lived where I go hunting and pay more attention to coprolites. thank you very much for this post, very helpful. 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeschWhat Posted March 29, 2021 Author Share Posted March 29, 2021 1 hour ago, Daniel Fischer said: My fossil hunting is very unprofessional (because I am a youth member in life too). After I read your post I thought about it and I never really think about coprolites in my fossil hunts, now I will learn a little more about the animals that lived where I go hunting and pay more attention to coprolites. thank you very much for this post, very helpful. In my humble opinion, coprolites are the best fossils to collect. The best part is you can hunt for fossils inside your fossils! I don't think I've seen coprolites from Israel. Be sure to post photos if you find some. 1 Lori www.areallycrappystory.com/fossils www.facebook.com/fossilpoo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ossicle Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 (edited) These are coprolites from the Oxford Clay (Jurassic, Callovian, Peterborough Member). I don't know what created them, I'm guessing most likely fish. I'm never quite certain what the inclusions are - they are from a bed that preserves scales, bone and chitin. Some of them look like scales or hooks to me. Some of the ones I like the most are those that break open as I extract them. Is it possible to dissect them, and what is the best method? Edited February 11, 2022 by Ossicle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ossicle Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 (edited) These are from a slightly different site, so I think a different bed of the Peterborough Member, still the Oxford Clay but with different preservation. They appear to be coprolites, but are the biggest I've found, and two appear to be pinched at one end, and slightly folded. Does this give any indication of what might have made them? The black speckles are a feature of this site, and I think are to do with pyrite. Edited February 12, 2022 by Ossicle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ossicle Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 These two are my oddest two, with a lot of undigested material. The one has a very strange dark pattern on the back, and an interesting pattern on the front which is the same colour as some fish remains on this site. The second I think has a lot bony material, and I think a small bone sticking out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ossicle Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 @GeschWhat sorry for posting so many, I've had coprolites in my collection for a few years, but have only just had a chance to closely examine them and realise how amazing they are. I collected three more possible coprolites yesterday - one was a definite, but the other two I'm really not sure. This first is the right shape and has a prominent inclusion, but is a different colour than the others I've collected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ossicle Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 The second might be a conglomerate - it's the right colour, but wrong shape and the inclusions look wrong. These are both from the Oxford Clay, Peterborough Member, Jurassic, Callovian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifbrindacier Posted November 6, 2022 Share Posted November 6, 2022 Hi, i wondered if this could be a fish coprolite. It comes from the Oxfordian of the Vaches Noires in France. The squares are half a centimeter. "On ne voit bien que par le coeur, l'essentiel est invisible pour les yeux." (Antoine de Saint-Exupéry) "We only well see with the heart, the essential is invisible for the eyes." In memory of Doren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeschWhat Posted November 6, 2022 Author Share Posted November 6, 2022 1 hour ago, fifbrindacier said: Hi, i wondered if this could be a fish coprolite. It comes from the Oxfordian of the Vaches Noires in France. The squares are half a centimeter. Hi Sophie! This is a tough one. First, is it pyritized? If so, maybe. If not, does it feel gritty? If so, then I think it’s probably a burrow. If not, it could be, Lori www.areallycrappystory.com/fossils www.facebook.com/fossilpoo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifbrindacier Posted November 6, 2022 Share Posted November 6, 2022 27 minutes ago, GeschWhat said: Hi Sophie! This is a tough one. First, is it pyritized? If so, maybe. If not, does it feel gritty? If so, then I think it’s probably a burrow. If not, it could be, Hi Lori, it's neither pyritized nor gritty. It sticks only very little on the tongue. "On ne voit bien que par le coeur, l'essentiel est invisible pour les yeux." (Antoine de Saint-Exupéry) "We only well see with the heart, the essential is invisible for the eyes." In memory of Doren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifbrindacier Posted November 12, 2022 Share Posted November 12, 2022 Hi, i also found that and wondered if it could be the result of a digestion process. Thé stone on which it is is smooth and about 12 cm wide. Here is the other side. "On ne voit bien que par le coeur, l'essentiel est invisible pour les yeux." (Antoine de Saint-Exupéry) "We only well see with the heart, the essential is invisible for the eyes." In memory of Doren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josesaurus rex Posted November 16, 2022 Share Posted November 16, 2022 (edited) These types of pieces are offered on the Internet as dinosaur coprolite. Is it really dinosaur coprolite, or another animal? They say they come from China, Best regards Edited November 16, 2022 by Josesaurus rex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBkansas Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 (edited) @GeschWhat I think I remember you posting that there isn't any evidence the "agatized coprolites" from the Morrison formation popular online are true coprolites. Just wanted to confirm because I can't find that previous post. Found this: https://pure.port.ac.uk/ws/portalfiles/portal/13075050/_Barling_2018_PhD_Thesis.pdf Edited April 5, 2023 by JBkansas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBkansas Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 On 11/16/2022 at 1:55 PM, Josesaurus rex said: These types of pieces are offered on the Internet as dinosaur coprolite. Is it really dinosaur coprolite, or another animal? They say they come from China, Best regards Here's a thread suggesting they're turtles from Madagascar: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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