Coprolite with Articulated Fish Vertebrae

Verts in a Row
Fossil Type: 
Marine Carnivore Coprolite
Composition: 
Apatitic
Location: 
Fannin County , TX
United States
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Texas US
Formation: 
Ozan Formation - Taylor Marl
Period: 
Cretaceous - Upper/Late

This coprolite was found in the early 1980's and contains numerous fish bone inclusions, including three articulated vertebrae! While we don't know what creature created it, we know that it swam in the Cretaceous sea that once covered Texas.

Gallery: 
Creature Feature
Latitude: 33.554429600000
Longitude: -96.152698500000