📚 noun • entry_id 8178
coprolite
/ˈkɒprəˌlaɪt/
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coprolito
A fossil consisting of petrified dung.
Almost inevitably, he became the leading authority on coprolites – fossilized faeces – and had a table made entirely out of his collection of specimens.
This coprolite (the technical term for palaeo-poo) has yielded much to modern scrutiny. First, it is completely devoid of plant matter, including the corn and other plants that the…
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