Coprolite with Xenacanthus Spine Inclusion

Xenacanthus Dinner
Fossil Type: 
Marine Vertebrate Coprolite
Inclusions: 
Xenacanthus spine
Fish scales
Composition: 
Phosphatic
Location: 
Waurika , OK
United States
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Oklahoma US
Formation: 
Wellington Formation - Ryan Sandstone Bed
Period: 
Permian - Lower/Early (Cisuralian) Epoch

Between approximately 271 and 299 million years ago, this fossil feces was produced by a carnivorous creature who didn't chew its food very well.  The coprolite contains a Xenacanthus spine and numerous scale inclusions. 

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