Colorado Coprolite
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About Colorado Coprolite
The Colorado Coprolite is a trace-fossil fossil dating to the Various. Coprolite is a realistic Colorado fossil profile built around mineralized feces from vertebrates preserved in channel or marine deposits. In this state, success usually comes from learning Morrison outcrops, Green River beds, and uplifted marine limestones, then timing runoff, reservoir drawdown, surf cuts, or road work that exposes fresh fossil-bearing rock instead of hunting blindly.
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Fossil collecting rules in Colorado vary by land status and fossil type. Common invertebrate fossils may be collectible on some public lands, but vertebrate fossils, protected park units, tribal lands, and cultural sites require a much higher level of care and often a permit. This is especially relevant in Morrison dinosaur beds and Eocene lake fossils.
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Trail: Dinosaur Ridge
Fossil Bed • Site-specific opportunities, Historic landscape clues
Trail: Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument
Fossil Bed • Site-specific opportunities, Historic landscape clues
Location: Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests
National Forest • Seasonal edible mushrooms, Common invertebrate fossils in float
Location: San Isabel National Forest
National Forest • Seasonal edible mushrooms, Common invertebrate fossils in float
Identification Tips
- ●spiral or chunky form
- ●phosphatic density
- ●organic inclusions
- ●Check Morrison outcrops, Green River beds, and uplifted marine limestones
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