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14.1" Shale With Two, Large Coprolites (Fossil Poop) - Wyoming
This is a fascinating fossil plate featuring two large coprolites (fossil poop) preserved alongside some smaller coprolites from the famous Green River Formation. The specimen was collected from Clear Creek Quarry near Kemmerer, Wyoming. They have very nice three dimensional preservation and are centered on a rectangular-cut slab of rock.
This specimen includes a display stand.
This specimen includes a display stand.
About Coprolites
A coprolite is fossilized poop! It’s the preserved remains of an animal's droppings that have undergone mineralization over millions of years. While it might sound a bit gross, coprolites are valuable to paleontologists because they offer insights into the diets, habitats, and even the digestive systems of ancient animals. By examining coprolites, scientists can determine what creatures like dinosaurs, prehistoric fish, or other ancient animals ate, revealing details of ancient ecosystems.
A coprolite is fossilized poop! It’s the preserved remains of an animal's droppings that have undergone mineralization over millions of years. While it might sound a bit gross, coprolites are valuable to paleontologists because they offer insights into the diets, habitats, and even the digestive systems of ancient animals. By examining coprolites, scientists can determine what creatures like dinosaurs, prehistoric fish, or other ancient animals ate, revealing details of ancient ecosystems.
About Fossil Lake
50 million years ago, in the Eocene epoch, these fish thrived in Fossil Lake, which was fed by the Uinta and Rocky Mountain highlands. The anoxic conditions at the bottom of Fossil Lake slowed bacterial decomposition, prevented scavengers from disturbing corpses, and, most interestingly, suffocated creatures that ventured into the oxygen-starved aquatic layer. The result is a miraculous exhibition of Eocene biota: a subtropical aquatic community within sycamore forests, teeming with creatures such as freshwater stingrays, dog-sized horses, menacing alligators, early flying bats, and one of the first primates.
A view of one of the commercial quarries where fossils from the Green River Formation are collected.
50 million years ago, in the Eocene epoch, these fish thrived in Fossil Lake, which was fed by the Uinta and Rocky Mountain highlands. The anoxic conditions at the bottom of Fossil Lake slowed bacterial decomposition, prevented scavengers from disturbing corpses, and, most interestingly, suffocated creatures that ventured into the oxygen-starved aquatic layer. The result is a miraculous exhibition of Eocene biota: a subtropical aquatic community within sycamore forests, teeming with creatures such as freshwater stingrays, dog-sized horses, menacing alligators, early flying bats, and one of the first primates.
A view of one of the commercial quarries where fossils from the Green River Formation are collected.
SPECIES
Unidentified
LOCATION
Clear Creek Quarry, Kemmerer, Wyoming
FORMATION
Green River Formation
SIZE
Largest Coprolite: 2.6" long, Rock: 14.1 x 11.2"
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#327972
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