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Contents: Dinosaur coprolite (Utah), natural and slices; photos of carved coprolite, T-Rex trophy head mounts, ARTICLE the SCOOP on POOP
DINOSAUR COPROLITE (POOP!) from UtahThis collection of Genuine Dinosaur poop came from a Utah fossil dig, Emery County, Utah, Jurassic Brushy Basin - Morrison Formation in Utah, 65 to 150 million years old. The Morrison Formation covers 600,000 square miles in several states, the most fertile source of dinosaur fossils in North America. Specimens come with information card. They have fossilized into beautiful rainbow jasper, suitable for display in a lighted case or in a museum, as a paperweight, cut into jewelry or carvings (or even as knife handles - see below!). You see them here, treated with a touch of baby oil, to show off their natural colors.
"The straight poop" Above is a photo of an extra large dinosaur poop (17" long, 2, bone fragments found within the specimen; this coprolite was found in Saskatchewan, Canada, photo compliments of National Geographic magazine, March 2003 issue. Check out the article at the bottom of the page for more info on Coprolites! |
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1.2 ounces to 2.6 ounces $10 each |
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3.3 ounces to 6.8 ounces $14 each |
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1 pound 11 ounces to 2 pounds 4 ounces$40 each |
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2 pounds 5 ounces to 2 pounds 15 ounces $50 each |
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3 pounds to 4 pounds 2 ounces $60 each |
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#PP-242-126 3 pounds; 5-1/4 x 4-1/4" |
#PP-242-127 3 pounds 5 oz. |
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#PP-242-151 5.85 pounds, 8" x 5" x 5" $75 |
#PP-242-152 7 pounds 7 ounces; 7-1/2 x 5-1/4" $90 |
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#PP-242-176 Another gorgeous agate/quartz replacement dinosaur coprolite, great nubbly reddish outer texture, rare size 26 pounds; rectangular in shape; measures 10" long x 7" wide x 8.5" tall $270 |
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#PP-242-177 Last but not least, another beautiful specimen showing agate/quartz replacement, great nubbly red outer texture, dinosaur coprolite is a rare size 29 pounds, oval in shape; measures 12" long x 6-1/2" wide x 8-1/4" tall $285 |
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DINOSAUR COPROLITE (POOP!) SLICES - UTAH DINOSAUR VALLEYPhotographed wet to show color, you can spray with polyurethane to get same permanent effect. Individually priced. |
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#PP-243-1 Two pieces each with two flat sides, 1/4 x 2-1/4 x 1-1/4" and 1/4 x 1-5/8 x 1-1/2", 1.2 ounces $10 |
#PP-243-2 Two pieces each with two flat sides, 3/16 x 1-9/16 x 1-7/8" and 3/16 x 1-1/4 x 2", 1.4 ounces $10 |
#PP-243-4 Two pieces each with two flat sides, 3/16 x 1-1/4 x 2" and 1/4 x 1-1/4 x 2-5/8", 1.5 ounces $10 |
#PP-243-5 Nice red color with two flat sides, 1/8 x 1-1/4 x 3-3/4" long, 0.7 ounces $12 |
#PP-243-9 Two flat sides, 1/4 x 1-5/8 x 2-5/8" long, 1.3 ounces $12 |
#PP-243-11 Two flat sides, 5/16 x 2-1/4 x 3-5/8" long, 2 ounces $14 |
#PP-243-12 Two flat sides, 3/16 x 2 x 2-3/4" long, 1.6 ounces $14 |
#PP-243-13 Two flat sides, 1/4 x 2-7/8 x 3-3/8" long, 2.2 ounces $14 |
#PP-243-14 Rough back and flat front, 3/16 x 2-1/2 x 3" long, 1.1 ounces $14 |
#PP-243-16 Rough back and flat front, 5/16 x 3-1/4 x 4-1/8" long, 3 ounces $18 |
#PP-243-17 Smooth front and half rough back, 5/16 x 2-5/8 x 3-3/4" long, 2.4 ounces $18 |
#PP-243-18 Two flat sides, 5/16 x 2-7/8 x 3-1/8" long, 2.8 ounces $18 |
#PP-243-21 Two flat sides, 1/4 x 3 x 4-3/8" long, 3.2 ounces $22 |
#PP-243-22 Two flat sides, 5/16 x 3 x 3-3/4" long, 3.4 ounces $22 |
#PP-243-24 Rough back and two flat sides, 1 x 2-1/4 x 3-3/8" long $22 |
#PP-243-25 Two flat sides, 3-8 x 3-1/4 x 4-3/8" long, 4.1 ounces $22 |
#PP-243-26 Nice red color with two flat sides, 3/16 x 3-5/8 x 4-5/8" long, 4.2 ounces $26 |
#PP-243-29 Rough back with two flat sides, 3/4 x 3-1/16 x 4-1/8" long, 4.2 ounces $26 |
#PP-243-30 Rough back with two flat sides, 5/8 x 3-1/8 x 4" long, 4.4 ounces $26 |
#PP-243-31 Two flat sides, 3/16 x 3-1/8 x 4-7/8" long, 4.6 ounces $26 |
#PP-243-34 Gray marbled color with two flat sides, 1/4 x 3-1/2 x 4-5/8" long, 4.3 ounces $32 |
#PP-243-36 Red color with two flat sides, 1/4 x 3-1/16 x 5-1/4" long, 4.9 ounces $32 |
#PP-243-38 Red marbled color with two flat sides, 1/4 x 4-5/8 x 5" long, 7.1 ounces $40 |
#PP-243-39 Red marbled color with two flat sides, 3/16 x 4-3/4 x 5" long, 6.3 ounces $40 |
#PP-243-40 Red marbled color with two flat sides, 1/4 x 4-3/4 x 5" long, 7 ounces $40 |
#PP-243-41 Red marbled color with two flat sides, 1/8 x 4 x 4-7/8" long, 3.1 ounces $40 |
#PP-243-42 Red marbled color with two flat sides, 1/4 x 4-1/4 x 4-15/16" long, 6.1 ounces $40 |
#PP-243-43 Red marbled color with two flat sides, 1/4 x 4-7/8 x 4-15/16" long, 6.5 ounces $40 |
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what our customer Johan Gustafsson in Sweden achieved
inlaying a slice of our dinosaur coprolite in the handle of this beautiful
collector fixed-blade knife:
And a folding knife inlaid with Fossilized Baltic amber:
and another folding knife inlaid with a slice of fossilized woolly mammoth tooth:
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CARVED DINOSAUR POOPThis is authentic dinosaur "coprolite", fossilized dung, (late Jurassic, 150 million years old), that has been left rough on one side, carved with dinosaur themes on the other! Coprolite is from a Utah dinosaur dig, Morrison Formation, Emery County, Jurassic Brushy Basin, near Moab UT, carved in the Orient. Photos show both front and back. Weird or what? DISPLAY ONLY, these are part of our own Weird Museum Collection |
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TOTALLY AWESOME Tyrannosaurus Rex trophy head wall mount. Leaves the kids with big round eyes...not to mention adults! Extremely realistic. We no longer carry the item, enjoy the photos! |
MINI T-REX DINOSAUR WALL MOUNT/KEY HOLDER We no longer carry the item, enjoy the photo! |
Just a sign created for us says it all! Just call us the Francis Ford Coprolite of the fossil industry!
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| "Coprolite"
means "dung stone", from the Greek kopros (dung) and lithos
(stone). Fossils occur in two forms: body fossils (bones,
shells, teeth), and Trace fossils (footprints, burrows, coprolites).
Studying the trace fossils helps us understand how animals behaved - what
they ate, how they digested it, where they deposited it.
Feces are preserved by being in caves, or deposited outside which must be quickly covered by sediment under just the right conditions to preserve it, as it is a soft material (not like bones). Bacteria change the chemistry of feces, which help it absorb minerals that changes it to colorful stone over millions of years as it "lithifies". How do we know a rock is really poop? 1) Poop has more phosphorus than other rocks 2) it contains bits of bone, shell, wood or leaves, sometimes more! 3) It has dung beetle tracks or burrows as they worked through it 4) often the dinosaur skeletons are found nearby, or it is a known formation where fossils are found How do you decide what critter the poop is from? 1) The age of the rock in which it is found will limit which critter it could be 2) Are there fossil remains of creatures nearby? 3) Size and shape of the coprolite 4) compare the appearance and size of the coprolite to modern animals, if it is not extinct Can you give me some examples? Example 1: Coprolites were found in the Montana Badlands. They were full of plant material from redwood trees such as pine cones. They had dung beetle tracks & burrows in the specimens. The strata of the rock in which they were found dated to 75 million years ago. They were the size of basketballs. Maiasaura dinosaur fossils were nearby, an herbivorous duckbilled dinosaur. Therefore, it was concluded they were Maiasaura dinosaur coprolites. Example 2: In the 1990's, a man in Alberta, Canada found a two foot coprolite. It tested positive for high amounts of phosphorus, it contained chopped bits of organic matter. The rock strata dated it to 75 million years old. The size of it: 2 feet long, meant it was from a large animal. They also found chopped up bones in it, meaning it came from a carnivore (meat eating) animal. Based on what was found in the area, it is most likely the older smaller cousin of a T-Rex. The surprise? The found FOSSILIZED MUSCLE CELLS in the coprolite from undigested meat. What a find for these paleontologists! Example 3: The first coprolites identified. In the early 1820's, geologist William Buckland found bones of ancient hyenas, elephants and hippo. He also found white rocklike blobs about the size of a cherry. He went to the zoo and examined the feces of living hyenas - it matched! The shape, size and appearance were similar. Then he compared the minerals found in the blobs with those found in fresh feces, with the help of a fellow scientists, and he was correct! The minerals were similar to those found in the coprolites. Do you have more information? Find and read the young people's book: "Dino Dung", by Dr. Karen Chin |
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