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Name: Spiny Shark
Geologic Age: Jurassic
Stratigraphic detail: Tombigbee River
Location: Gainesville, Alabama
Comments: This small cache of pyrite/marcasite coprolite was found in a small underwater cave/cut in the river. This is from a prehistoric "Spiny Shark" that presumably inhabited these caves/cuts and left their droppings to become fossilized. They have been replaced by pyrite/marcasite. Some of these still contain oyster shell fragments indicating that these sharks fed on them. The piling/mound twisting is caused by passage of the fecal material through a bone-like flap in the anus. Very interesting specimen that measures approx. 1 9/16" long.
SharkCoprolite3 Price $10.00
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Name: Spiny Shark
Geologic Age: Jurassic
Stratigraphic detail: Tombigbee River
Location: Gainesville, Alabama
Comments: This small cache of pyrite/marcasite coprolite was found in a small underwater cave/cut in the river. This is from a prehistoric "Spiny Shark" that presumably inhabited these caves/cuts and left their droppings to become fossilized. They have been replaced by pyrite/marcasite. Some of these still contain oyster shell fragments indicating that these sharks fed on them. The piling/mound twisting is caused by passage of the fecal material through a bone-like flap in the anus. Very interesting specimen that measures approx. 1 3/8" long.
SharkCoprolite4 Price $10.00
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Name: Spiny Shark
Geologic Age: Jurassic
Stratigraphic detail: Tombigbee River
Location: Gainesville, Alabama
Comments: This small cache of pyrite/marcasite coprolite was found in a small underwater cave/cut in the river. This is from a prehistoric "Spiny Shark" that presumably inhabited these caves/cuts and left their droppings to become fossilized. They have been replaced by pyrite/marcasite. Some of these still contain oyster shell fragments indicating that these sharks fed on them. The piling/mound twisting is caused by passage of the fecal material through a bone-like flap in the anus. Very interesting specimen that measures approx. 1 3/8" long.
Shark Coprolite 6 Price $10.00
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Name: Spiny Shark
Geologic Age: Jurassic
Stratigraphic detail: Tombigbee River
Location: Gainesville, Alabama
Comments: This small cache of pyrite/marcasite coprolite was found in a small underwater cave/cut in the river. This is from a prehistoric "Spiny Shark" that presumably inhabited these caves/cuts and left their droppings to become fossilized. They have been replaced by pyrite/marcasite. Some of these still contain oyster shell fragments indicating that these sharks fed on them. The piling/mound twisting is caused by passage of the fecal material through a bone-like flap in the anus. Very interesting specimen that measures approx. 1 5/16" long.
Shark Coprolite 7 Price $10.00
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Name: Spiny Shark
Geologic Age: Jurassic
Stratigraphic detail: Tombigbee River
Location: Gainesville, Alabama
Comments: This small cache of pyrite/marcasite coprolite was found in a small underwater cave/cut in the river. This is from a prehistoric "Spiny Shark" that presumably inhabited these caves/cuts and left their droppings to become fossilized. They have been replaced by pyrite/marcasite. Some of these still contain oyster shell fragments indicating that these sharks fed on them. The piling/mound twisting is caused by passage of the fecal material through a bone-like flap in the anus. Very interesting specimen that measures approx. 1 5/8" long.
Shark Coprolite 13 Price $10.00
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Name: Spiny Shark
Geologic Age: Jurassic
Stratigraphic detail: Tombigbee River
Location: Gainesville, Alabama
Comments: This small cache of pyrite/marcasite coprolite was found in a small underwater cave/cut in the river. This is from a prehistoric "Spiny Shark" that presumably inhabited these caves/cuts and left their droppings to become fossilized. They have been replaced by pyrite/marcasite. Some of these still contain oyster shell fragments indicating that these sharks fed on them. The piling/mound twisting is caused by passage of the fecal material through a bone-like flap in the anus. Very interesting specimen that measures approx. 1 1/2" long.
Shark Coprolite 15 Price $10.00
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Name: Spiny Shark
Geologic Age: Jurassic
Stratigraphic detail: Tombigbee River
Location: Gainesville, Alabama
Comments: This small cache of pyrite/marcasite coprolite was found in a small underwater cave/cut in the river. This is from a prehistoric "Spiny Shark" that presumably inhabited these caves/cuts and left their droppings to become fossilized. They have been replaced by pyrite/marcasite. Some of these still contain oyster shell fragments indicating that these sharks fed on them. The piling/mound twisting is caused by passage of the fecal material through a bone-like flap in the anus. Very interesting specimen that measures approx. 1 3/16" long.
Shark Coprolite 16 Price $10.00
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Name: Spiny Shark
Geologic Age: Jurassic
Stratigraphic detail: Tombigbee River
Location: Gainesville, Alabama
Comments: This small cache of pyrite/marcasite coprolite was found in a small underwater cave/cut in the river. This is from a prehistoric "Spiny Shark" that presumably inhabited these caves/cuts and left their droppings to become fossilized. They have been replaced by pyrite/marcasite. Some of these still contain oyster shell fragments indicating that these sharks fed on them. The piling/mound twisting is caused by passage of the fecal material through a bone-like flap in the anus. Very interesting specimen that measures approx. 1 3/16" long.
Shark Coprolite 18 Price $10.00
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Name: Spiny Shark
Geologic Age: Jurassic
Stratigraphic detail: Tombigbee River
Location: Gainesville, Alabama
Comments: This small cache of pyrite/marcasite coprolite was found in a small underwater cave/cut in the river. This is from a prehistoric "Spiny Shark" that presumably inhabited these caves/cuts and left their droppings to become fossilized. They have been replaced by pyrite/marcasite. Some of these still contain oyster shell fragments indicating that these sharks fed on them. The piling/mound twisting is caused by passage of the fecal material through a bone-like flap in the anus. Very interesting specimen that measures approx. 1 15/16" long.
Shark Coprolite 21 Price $10.00
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Name: Spiny Shark
Geologic Age: Jurassic
Stratigraphic detail: Tombigbee River
Location: Gainesville, Alabama
Comments: This small cache of pyrite/marcasite coprolite was found in a small underwater cave/cut in the river. This is from a prehistoric "Spiny Shark" that presumably inhabited these caves/cuts and left their droppings to become fossilized. They have been replaced by pyrite/marcasite. Some of these still contain oyster shell fragments indicating that these sharks fed on them. The piling/mound twisting is caused by passage of the fecal material through a bone-like flap in the anus. Very interesting specimen that measures approx. 1 9/16" long.
Shark Coprolite 22 Price $10.00
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Name: Spiny Shark
Geologic Age: Jurassic
Stratigraphic detail: Tombigbee River
Location: Gainesville, Alabama
Comments: This small cache of pyrite/marcasite coprolite was found in a small underwater cave/cut in the river. This is from a prehistoric "Spiny Shark" that presumably inhabited these caves/cuts and left their droppings to become fossilized. They have been replaced by pyrite/marcasite. Some of these still contain oyster shell fragments indicating that these sharks fed on them. The piling/mound twisting is caused by passage of the fecal material through a bone-like flap in the anus. Very interesting specimen that measures approx. 1 5/16" long.
Shark Coprolite 23 Price $10.00
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Name: Spiny Shark
Geologic Age: Jurassic
Stratigraphic detail: Tombigbee River
Location: Gainesville, Alabama
Comments: This small cache of pyrite/marcasite coprolite was found in a small underwater cave/cut in the river. This is from a prehistoric "Spiny Shark" that presumably inhabited these caves/cuts and left their droppings to become fossilized. They have been replaced by pyrite/marcasite. Some of these still contain oyster shell fragments indicating that these sharks fed on them. The piling/mound twisting is caused by passage of the fecal material through a bone-like flap in the anus. Very interesting specimen that measures approx. 1 1/2" long.
Shark Coprolite 24 Price $10.00