Dinosaur footprints and worm burrows are examples of trace fossils, as are coprolites (fossilized dung or feces). In the kits, the coprolite (1), theropod track (17), and synapsid track (18) are trace ...

In the video above Heather Middleton, a local fossil hunter, explores the less glamorous side of the legendary collector's career: fossilised poo. Coprolites are the fossilised faeces of animals that ...

Trace fossils are other kinds of evidence that an organism existed. Trace fossils include tracks, trails and footprints; burrows and other dwellings; tools; coprolites (fossilized excrement); and ...

So in the summer of 2021, Aase dropped off 5-gallon buckets at the quarries and asked diggers to toss in coprolites — the fossilized poop that is abundant at these sites. When the buckets filled, he ...

However, it can’t always reveal which creature left it. Coprolites are trace fossils, meaning they don’t come from the animal’s actual body. They are the fossilised faeces of animals that ...

Dr. Luis Buatois (Ph.D.) traces a series of hexagons with his finger, following the path carved by tiny organisms millions of years ago that have long since left these unique fossils in their wake.

The fossil was found at a cliff in Denmark. Fossilized vomit is called regurgitalite, and it's a type of trace fossil, which tells scientists... About 66 million years ago, just before the mass ...

Much of my work focuses on tapping information available in permineralized coprolites (fossil feces), but I also examine other trace and body fossils. My work focuses on understanding interactions ...

Dinosaur trace fossils include footprints, imprints of their skin or feathers, and poo - called coprolites. Do all living things turn into a fossil once they die? No! Very few things do. A specific ...