A new study published Wednesday in the journal Nature sheds some new light on how that came to be, and the research behind it has a whole lot to do with one thing: fossilized dinosaur poop.

To better understand the extinct giants, Qvarnström and his colleagues investigated overlooked fossils known as bromalites: remnants from the digestive system — aka dinosaur poop and vomit.

You are what you eat — a case especially true for the prehistoric creatures that roamed Earth before us. According to a recent study published in Nature, which analyzed fossilized dinosaur poop, or ...

Fossilized digestive material offers unparalleled insights into the dinosaurs' diets, feeding behaviors and parasites. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

Over the last quarter century, a team of paleontologists has collected and studied coprolites—fossilized poop—and dinosaur vomit, millions of years old, from what is now Poland. The team has ...

rex poop, and more ancient coprolites.] According to the team, the study addresses a 30-million-year gap in our understanding of dinosaur evolution. While much is known about their lives and ...

(Marcin Ambrozik via AP) This undated photo provided by Grzegorz Niedzwiedzki shows fossilized plant-eating dinosaur poop found in the Holy Cross Mountains, Poland. (Grzegorz Niedzwiedzki via AP) This ...