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Post by jasoninsd on Sept 16, 2023 20:22:01 GMT -5

Sept 16, 2023 16:33:10 GMT -5 RWA3006 said:

Sept 16, 2023 8:09:35 GMT -5 jasoninsd said:

Coming completely out of left field...

What if they were some kind of seed pod? A lot of seed pods have a "husk" that would probably withstand the digestive track...like they do with birds nowadays. That would explain the small(ish) round structures...

Just a thought...with probably not enough coffee ingested yet this morning...but no seed pods! LOL

Jason, that is totally reasonable. However, I notice their structure is tubular like a stem, and they sometimes traverse the entire coprolite. Where's our plant guy? jamesp

Final guess:

Qantassaurus Quinoa

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Sept 16, 2023 16:33:10 GMT -5 RWA3006 said:

Sept 16, 2023 8:09:35 GMT -5 jasoninsd said:

Coming completely out of left field...

What if they were some kind of seed pod? A lot of seed pods have a "husk" that would probably withstand the digestive track...like they do with birds nowadays. That would explain the small(ish) round structures...

Just a thought...with probably not enough coffee ingested yet this morning...but no seed pods! LOL

Jason, that is totally reasonable. However, I notice their structure is tubular like a stem, and they sometimes traverse the entire coprolite. Where's our plant guy? jamesp

Some types of wood rots in a star shape from within.
Maybe the digestive juices caused ingested stems to 'rot' or digest in the same pattern ?

Could this be a plant stem that has a sort of star shape in it ?

This one and others seem to have shrinkage gap filed with chalcedony. It makes sense that whatever he ingested would shrink due to digestive juices...guessing you guys have discussed shrinkage before.

Or consider a fresh steaming moose turd sitting out in the sun drying out. It is likely it will shrink as it dries out perhaps leaving cracks within. it is likely that the stems he devoured may shrink and leave open cracks within. Check out "Texas shrink wood" for a likely example of organics shrinking and cracks filling:

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RWA3006 Cave Dweller Member since March 2009 Posts: 4,692	COPROLITE Sept 17, 2023 9:53:33 GMT -5 jamesp, 1dave, and 2 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by RWA3006 on Sept 17, 2023 9:53:33 GMT -5 jamesp thanks for your thoughts. Illuminating, as always.
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Sept 17, 2023 14:48:08 GMT -5 RickB said:

Wood of the fossil horsetail tree Calamites

steurh.home.xs4all.nl/engcalst/ecalstam.html

RWA3006 Randy, I blew up part of one of your photos to compare with the close-ups in the article.

Thank you, Rick, for that article. I'm thinking the mystery structures could have come from some kind of horsetail with pith inside the exterior walls. I don't know, but so far this hypothesis looks reasonable.

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jasoninsd can identify rocks - even green ones I Wish I Knew Half The Stuff I Thought I Knew 30 Years Ago! Member since July 2020 Posts: 18,438	COPROLITE Sept 24, 2023 10:01:46 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 jasoninsd on Sept 24, 2023 10:01:46 GMT -5 My brain seems to be wired (wrong some would say! LOL) for seeing spots for cabochons when I see a slab or cut rock. This one looks to me like it would produce a bunch of fantastic cabs!!
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Sept 24, 2023 10:01:46 GMT -5 jasoninsd said:

My brain seems to be wired (wrong some would say! LOL) for seeing spots for cabochons when I see a slab or cut rock. This one looks to me like it would produce a bunch of fantastic cabs!!

I noticed that also. The black in this one is a more rare color so I'm leaning towards keeping it this way as a specimen.

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RWA3006 Cave Dweller Member since March 2009 Posts: 4,692	COPROLITE Sept 26, 2023 7:11:08 GMT -5 RickB, Pat, and 5 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by RWA3006 on Sept 26, 2023 7:11:08 GMT -5
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RWA3006 Cave Dweller Member since March 2009 Posts: 4,692	COPROLITE Sept 26, 2023 7:11:36 GMT -5 RickB, Pat, and 6 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by RWA3006 on Sept 26, 2023 7:11:36 GMT -5
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Pat misunderstood rock expert Member since February 2012 Posts: 11,855	COPROLITE Sept 27, 2023 23:02:42 GMT -5 via mobile RWA3006, 1dave, and 1 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Pat on Sept 27, 2023 23:02:42 GMT -5 Is it possible to identify the critter who laid the turd? Are there obvious indicators? Thanks.
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