Coprolite or Cololite with Gar Jaw and Tooth Inclusions

Almost a Coprolite
Fossil Type: 
Inclusions: 
Gar jaw fragments with teeth
Fish vertebrae
Fish spine
Ganoid scales
Location: 
Taouz
Morocco
MA
Formation: 
Dimensions: 
11 cm long

This specimen is very friable. It contains scales, bone fragments, vertebrae, and fish jaw fragments with teeth. The larger jaw fragment appears to be that of a small alligator gar. Based on its shape, amount of undigested bony inclusions and somewhat loose composition, it is possible that this is a cololite rather than a coprolite. Cololites are similar to coprolites, except they were never expelled (pooped).  The holes in this specimen could be impressions from the teeth of a predator chomping down on the abdomen of a creature.

Latitude: 30.906771500000
Longitude: -3.996134800000