Comments on: Friday Field Foto #97: Trace fossils in Californian anthropogenite

By: Rufus

Rufus — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:35:04 +0000

I have seen these tracks before. The clue lies in the double outline identifiable in each print. They actually belong to an Eastern Betong wearing flippers circa Pangana era.

Cheers,
Rufus,
Sedentary morphologist,

By: Silver Fox

Silver Fox — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:41:32 +0000

I vote racoon, also.

By: Raccoon 2.0

Raccoon 2.0 — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 21:34:11 +0000

Not sure where you were with respect to the actual range of the Coatimundi, but it is a very racoon-like critter, and is found in parts of the SW US :

http://www.desertusa.com/may97/du_coati2.html

By: christie

christie — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:33:34 +0000

definitely raccoon.

By: Lockwood

Lockwood — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:18:55 +0000

I agree with Tommy… I went and looked through a gallery of animal tracks; none were great matches, but the raccoon track was closest.

By: Tommy

Tommy — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:24:03 +0000

Those look like Raccoon tracks to me, slightly deformed by being created in wet sediment.

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