flyingpenut Posted November 4, 2022 Share Posted November 4, 2022 (edited) After no rain for many months we got a big 13 foot rise last weekend. I was hoping that would wash away all the mud and uncover many great fossils. Unfortunately it was still few and far between. The mud has been halfway washed away, which is halfway to where we want it, but the fossils are still not uncovered. Here are a few of the things i found: A couple decent but small mosasaur verts. Also the in situ shots. Decent fish jaw. Not sure which species though. A cool shell from the grey shale zone. All I ever see are impressions but this came out whole with nacre. 1. Coprolite? People find it all the time but I just don't have an eye for it. However this looks like a dog just had a fresh one on the ground. 2. No idea. Looks like a modern bone but hard as a rock. Maybe it is just rock? 3. Last looks like a fossilized jaw bone but is modern unfossilized non-jaw bone. It is amazing how much it looks like the fish and mosasaur jaw i found earlier. Anyone know what part of the animal this is from? Edited November 4, 2022 by flyingpenut 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meganeura Posted November 4, 2022 Share Posted November 4, 2022 26 minutes ago, flyingpenut said: I am pretty sure this is a mammalian ear bone. 1 Fossils? I dig it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPayton Posted November 4, 2022 Share Posted November 4, 2022 I'm almost positive you found an actual coprolite, you can even see the "pinching off" point in the second picture. I can't remember right now if that's diagnostic to a certain animal but I think it rules out fish and shark since their digestive tracts form pinecone or spiral shaped coprolites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coco Posted November 4, 2022 Share Posted November 4, 2022 Hi, On your last photo, it looks like a piece of mammal mandible cut in half lengthwise. Coco 1 ---------------------- OUTIL POUR MESURER VOS FOSSILES : ici Pareidolia : here Ma bibliothèque PDF 1 (Poissons et sélaciens récents & fossiles) : ici Ma bibliothèque PDF 2 (Animaux vivants - sans poissons ni sélaciens) : ici Mâchoires sélaciennes récentes : ici Hétérodontiques et sélaciens : ici Oeufs sélaciens récents : ici Otolithes de poissons récents ! ici Un Greg... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tales From the Shale Posted November 5, 2022 Share Posted November 5, 2022 Always loved vertebrae, those belonging to the mosasaur look lovely with those earthy tones! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meganeura Posted November 5, 2022 Share Posted November 5, 2022 9 hours ago, GPayton said: I'm almost positive you found an actual coprolite, you can even see the "pinching off" point in the second picture. I can't remember right now if that's diagnostic to a certain animal but I think it rules out fish and shark since their digestive tracts form pinecone or spiral shaped coprolites. @GeschWhat Fossils? I dig it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy Cole Posted November 5, 2022 Share Posted November 5, 2022 On number 3, can you provide a top-down view? It could help us get a clearer idea of what the shape of the teeth might be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeschWhat Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 Yep, looks like #1 was #2. It even appears to have little feeding traces (aka dentalites). Lori www.areallycrappystory.com/fossils www.facebook.com/fossilpoo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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