RWA3006
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Post by RWA3006 on Apr 10, 2021 16:25:49 GMT -5
What do you do when you find a coprolite specimen with a prominent gastrolith jutting out the side? I cut this one to show it off!
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Post by RWA3006 on Apr 10, 2021 16:26:22 GMT -5
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Brian
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Post by Brian on Apr 10, 2021 17:48:40 GMT -5
There’s something a little Arthurian about that one, albeit prehistoric style. A little Stone-in-the-Stone.
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Post by jasoninsd on Apr 10, 2021 17:53:52 GMT -5
RWA3006 - Randy, to me that one is a true specimen piece!
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Apr 10, 2021 19:03:59 GMT -5
That is so awesome! Not only because it's such a large gastrolith, but because the turd is so beautiful!
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Post by stephan on Apr 10, 2021 19:54:41 GMT -5
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RWA3006
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Post by RWA3006 on Apr 11, 2021 9:55:33 GMT -5
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Post by RWA3006 on Apr 11, 2021 9:58:17 GMT -5
Here's a specimen with conspicuous gastrolith.
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RWA3006
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Post by RWA3006 on Apr 11, 2021 9:59:03 GMT -5
Another...
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Post by RWA3006 on Apr 11, 2021 10:03:16 GMT -5
And perhaps the most stunning stool sample. A cobble of petrified wood that had petrified BEFORE it had been ingested by the critter that produced this turd! A fossil inside of a fossil!
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Brian
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Post by Brian on Apr 11, 2021 15:18:53 GMT -5
That last one with the petrified wood is incredible. And perhaps a little disturbing thinking that a rocky twig like that passed through a digestive system. Those dinosaurs must have had incredibly tough systems.
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RWA3006
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Post by RWA3006 on Apr 11, 2021 15:25:40 GMT -5
That last one with the petrified wood is incredible. And perhaps a little disturbing thinking that a rocky twig like that passed through a digestive system. Those dinosaurs must have had incredibly tough systems. I marvel to think that petrified wood piece may have already been petrified longer when the dino ingested it, than the time between the dino and us. I also wonder how rough or smooth it was when the dino ate it. The pet wood may have already been tumbled for ages before the dino even came along. What's also interesting is the appearance of that piece of wood is different than the wood I usually find in that layer. I wonder if it had been eaten many miles from it's final resting place.
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Post by RWA3006 on Apr 13, 2021 6:51:32 GMT -5
TURD TUESDAY
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Post by RickB on Apr 13, 2021 8:35:00 GMT -5
A beauteous and odoriferous offering. I see many gastroliths, similar to a chocolate chip cookie made from scratch.
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Apr 13, 2021 9:26:39 GMT -5
A beauteous and odoriferous offering. I see many gastroliths, similar to a chocolate chip cookie made from scratch. Thanks, Rick. I'll never be able to look at a chocolate chip cookie without thinking about this from now on.
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Post by jasoninsd on Apr 13, 2021 19:13:58 GMT -5
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Apr 13, 2021 19:15:06 GMT -5
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Post by RickB on Apr 13, 2021 19:33:59 GMT -5
A raspberry swirl and chocolate chip cookie combo.
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Apr 13, 2021 20:46:14 GMT -5
A raspberry swirl and chocolate chip cookie combo.
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Post by HankRocks on Apr 13, 2021 21:08:47 GMT -5
Well darn!! all I ever get in those packages are cookies!!!
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