However, it is hard to know exactly what animal made a coprolite because the animal’s body is usually not found in the same spot. A spiral-shaped coprolite might have come from an ancient shark ...
Dinosaur poop is providing vital clues about "who ate whom" 200 million years ago. Researchers have been able to identify undigested food remains, plants and prey in the fossilized feces of the ...
(Credit: Grzegorz Niedźwiedzki) Coprolite from Smok: Fossil faeces of the bone-crushing archosaur Smok, with a Smok reconstruction in the background. Illustration: Grzegorz Niedźwiedzki Scientists can ...