Almost a Coprolite
Fossil Type
Inclusions
Gar jaw fragments with teeth
Fish vertebrae
Fish spine
Ganoid scales
Formation
Period
Dimensions
11 cm long
This specimen is very friable. It contains scales, bone fragments, vertebrae, and fish jaw fragments with teeth. The larger jaw fragment appears to be that of a small alligator gar. Based on its shape, amount of undigested bony inclusions and somewhat loose composition, it is possible that this is a cololite rather than a coprolite. Cololites are similar to coprolites, except they were never expelled (pooped). The holes in this specimen could be impressions from the teeth of a predator chomping down on the abdomen of a creature.
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