. College collection of palaeontology. No. 127. Coprolite, This specimen is undoubtedly the fossil excrement of a fish, according to Mantell, of the Ganoid Macropoma. It has a conical form and a convoluted appearance, arising from the fact that the intestinal canal was spirally twisted. The analysis of Prout shows these fecal remains to be composed cliiefly of phosphate of lime. This coprolite w^as found in the Lower Chalk, Rochester, Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and app
. College collection of palaeontology. No. 127. Coprolite, This specimen is undoubtedly the fossil excrement of a fish, according to Mantell, of the Ganoid Macropoma. It has a conical form and a convoluted appearance, arising from the fact that the intestinal canal was spirally twisted. The analysis of Prout shows these fecal remains to be composed cliiefly of phosphate of lime. This coprolite w^as found in the Lower Chalk, Rochester, Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Ward's Natural Science Establishment, inc. Rochester
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