dont have a clue!

[mainejman]

These turd like objects were found digging about 2' down they are heavier than wood.Can't say I've ever found anything like them.I've been debating breaking one open.And no I didn't find any toilet paper.Any ideas.

 

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[arrorhead junky]

sure looks like one
coprolite
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i got a nice dino. coprolite

 

[GatorBoy]

Agree. You could also post them in the fossil forum.

 

[Paleopilot]

I concur, Coprolite.

 

[Charl]

Did you dig them in Maine?? They do look like coprolites, but I'm a fossil collector and I've never heard of any deposits from Maine yielding coprolites of any sort. Coal??

 

[Wildcat1750]

Maybe it's on it's way to becoming a fossil - perhaps an ancient dried out piece of mammal dung that hasn't had all of its structure replaced with silicates and calcium carbonates?
Nick

 

[GatorBoy]

Mineralized poo

 

[mainejman]

Yes I dug them in maine.they don't feel like coal.Also the only two pieces I've ever seen in the area.Above or below the surface.

 

[arrorhead junky]

are thay hard like a rock?

 

[The Grim Reaper]

They look like Coprolites to me.

 

[mainejman]

Yes they are a.j.only they aren't as heavy as some rock.

 

[NC field hunter]

I leave mine in the sun for a week or so.



Boy, I got some "crap". Every time a strange Rock pops up, I have one like it. Lol. You can try to polish it. I polished mine. Still just a turd.

 

[SOHIO]

I leave mine in the sun for a week or so.

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You can try to polish it. I polished mine. Still just a turd.

Same with my truck

 

[old digger]

Avian (bird), or reptile coprolite.

 

[NC field hunter]

Same with my truck

Mine too. I hate a GMC.

 

[NC field hunter]

If what you have is the same as mine, they were put on banks above fields to prevent erosion from choking the crop out. What I was told.

 

[Charl]

I checked with a paleontologist who grew up in Maine. He told me no coprolites have ever been found in Maine. There are no formations in Maine that yield such fossils. Whatever it is, and despite the appearance, it is extremely unlikely that they are coprolites.

Maybe someone at the Maine State museum could ID it for you or try the University of Maine.
I can certainly understand why people here are suggesting coprolites. Maybe you have a first!

 

[pickaway]

Something needed more fiber in thier diet. Slag maybe?

 

[mainejman]

Thanks for the info charl...

 

[Paleopilot]

Genuine South Dakota Coprolite, three varieties...