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RWA3006 Cave Dweller Member since March 2009 Posts: 3,541	COPROLITE Jan 19, 2023 7:56:05 GMT -5 rickb, 1dave, and 3 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by RWA3006 on Jan 19, 2023 7:56:05 GMT -5
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RWA3006 Cave Dweller Member since March 2009 Posts: 3,541	COPROLITE Jan 19, 2023 7:56:33 GMT -5 rickb, rockjunquie, and 4 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by RWA3006 on Jan 19, 2023 7:56:33 GMT -5
	If we were able to carry the love and tolerance shown here into the world as a whole and get anyone to follow the example set, who knows what could be born from that? Stonemon RIP

rockjunquie Global Moderator Member since March 2012 Posts: 30,527	COPROLITE Jan 19, 2023 8:02:21 GMT -5 RWA3006, 1dave, and 2 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by rockjunquie on Jan 19, 2023 8:02:21 GMT -5 Isn't yellow kinda rare?

RWA3006 Cave Dweller Member since March 2009 Posts: 3,541	COPROLITE Jan 19, 2023 8:29:57 GMT -5 rockjunquie, 1dave, and 2 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by RWA3006 on Jan 19, 2023 8:29:57 GMT -5 Jan 19, 2023 8:02:21 GMT -5 rockjunquie said: Isn't yellow kinda rare? It seems to be less common for sure, especially in this quantity.
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1dave misunderstood rock expert Awed by the Universe! Member since October 2013 Posts: 10,736 Member is Online	COPROLITE Jan 19, 2023 23:33:53 GMT -5 RWA3006, rickb, and 1 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by 1dave on Jan 19, 2023 23:33:53 GMT -5 Yellow is usually wet iron, limonite. red is dryer iron, hematite. black is very dry iron, goethite.
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agatewhisperer has rocks in the head Member since May 2020 Posts: 590	COPROLITE Jan 21, 2023 12:43:22 GMT -5 RWA3006, rickb, and 5 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by agatewhisperer on Jan 21, 2023 12:43:22 GMT -5 Hey RWA3006 just cut this one this morning. Is that a gastrolith?? I guess dinosaurs loved rocks too 🤪 What else stands about this one? Trying to learn more about these.

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Jan 21, 2023 12:43:22 GMT -5 agatewhisperer said:

Hey RWA3006 just cut this one this morning. Is that a gastrolith?? I guess dinosaurs loved rocks too 🤪
What else stands about this one? Trying to learn more about these.

It absolutely is a gastrolith and a good one too. This is a prime example of the dark red jasper pebbles that are so dominant in the variety of gizzard stones from this region.

This one is a great specimen. Congratulations.

Eta,. I can also tell it had a pelletized texture due to the distinct pellet forms inside and on the outer surface.

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agatewhisperer has rocks in the head Member since May 2020 Posts: 590	COPROLITE Jan 22, 2023 14:42:40 GMT -5 RWA3006, rickb, and 5 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by agatewhisperer on Jan 22, 2023 14:42:40 GMT -5 Here's another... Was a skinny guy

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agatewhisperer Alex, that one is superb. I had no idea I sent you all my good ones!

I'm not sure, but that circular structure reminds me of a bug tunnel. It's as if the center was too hard to tunnel through so the critter just cruised under the surface. It's hard to interpret these things.

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RWA3006 Cave Dweller Member since March 2009 Posts: 3,541	COPROLITE Jan 24, 2023 7:59:35 GMT -5 rickb, rockjunquie, and 5 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by RWA3006 on Jan 24, 2023 7:59:35 GMT -5 TURD TUESDAY This one has a lot of pellets embedded within.
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Randy, what is the sparkly stuff in this one?

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wpotterw spending too much on rocks Member since September 2016 Posts: 394	COPROLITE Jan 24, 2023 10:53:19 GMT -5 RWA3006, rickb, and 1 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by wpotterw on Jan 24, 2023 10:53:19 GMT -5 Jan 24, 2023 7:59:35 GMT -5 RWA3006 said: TURD TUESDAY This one has a lot of pellets embedded within. Coprolite research - www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fevo.2021.797370/full

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Jan 24, 2023 10:53:19 GMT -5 wpotterw said:

Jan 24, 2023 7:59:35 GMT -5 RWA3006 said:

TURD TUESDAY
This one has a lot of pellets embedded within.

Coprolite research - www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fevo.2021.797370/full

Coprolites (mummified or fossilized feces), belonging to the group of ichnofossils, are fossilized remains of feces produced by animals. Various types of data from coprolites provide detailed evidence of the producer’s condition, like diet, intestinal microbiome, virus infection and parasites diseases. In addition, the palaeoenvironment information relevant to producers’ ecological niche can be drawn from taphonomy details the coprolites mirrored. At present, the phylogenetic clues of the producer’s population can be determined by advanced molecular biotechnologies. With the integration of multiple methods and techniques, coprolite has been widely accepted as an ideal material to study the diet, evolution, and palaeoenvironment of producers. In this paper, we reviewed the history of coprolite research, enumerated and interpreted the data recovered from coprolites, and explained their research value to palaeocoprology and evolutionary biology. Finally, we summarized the current directions of coprolite research and looked into its future prospects.

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Jan 24, 2023 10:41:06 GMT -5 hummingbirdstones said:

Randy, what is the sparkly stuff in this one?

I believe it's calcite crystals that formed in empty spaces between pellets. A little acid will etch it away.

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Jan 24, 2023 10:53:19 GMT -5 wpotterw said:

Jan 24, 2023 7:59:35 GMT -5 RWA3006 said:

TURD TUESDAY
This one has a lot of pellets embedded within.

Coprolite research - www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fevo.2021.797370/full

Thanks for sharing. Interesting information in that article.

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Jan 24, 2023 13:35:19 GMT -5 RWA3006 said:

Jan 24, 2023 10:53:19 GMT -5 wpotterw said:

Thanks for sharing. Interesting information in that article.

From the number of articles referenced there, it appears paleo-crapology can be a career.

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Jan 24, 2023 14:38:17 GMT -5 wpotterw said:

Jan 24, 2023 13:35:19 GMT -5 RWA3006 said:

Thanks for sharing. Interesting information in that article.

From the number of articles referenced there, it appears paleo-crapology can be a career.

I am pretty sure that is called "Political Science"!! (smart)

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oregon has rocks in the head gem lap trim saw Member since August 2015 Posts: 626	COPROLITE Jan 26, 2023 0:12:25 GMT -5 RWA3006, rickb, and 4 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by oregon on Jan 26, 2023 0:12:25 GMT -5 pretty amazing Dino Fossil found, one of the most intact, well preserved... arstechnica.com/science/2023/01/researchers-look-a-dinosaur-in-its-remarkably-preserved-face/

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Jan 26, 2023 0:12:25 GMT -5 oregon said:

pretty amazing Dino Fossil found, one of the most intact, well preserved...

arstechnica.com/science/2023/01/researchers-look-a-dinosaur-in-its-remarkably-preserved-face/

That's amazing. I thought it was interesting that they found stomach contents of ferns and twigs where they could see the growth rings of the twigs.

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