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coprolite
[ kop-ruh-lahyt ]
noun
- a stony mass consisting of fossilized fecal matter of animals.
coprolite
/ ˈkɒprəˌlaɪt; ˌkɒprəˈlɪtɪk /
noun
- any of various rounded stony nodules thought to be the fossilized faeces of Palaeozic-Cenozoic vertebrates
coprolite
/ ŏ′ə-ī′ /
- Fossilized excrement. Analysis of the fossilized animal and plant remains within coprolites provides important information about the diet and environment of ancient biota.
Derived Forms
- coprolitic, adjective
Other 51Թ Forms
- DZ··· [kop-r, uh, -, lit, -ik], adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of coprolite1
Example Sentences
Other coprolites contained bones chewed up by predators that, like today's hyenas, crushed bones to obtain salts and marrow.
Amphibians leave oval-shaped coprolites full of fish scales.
Mr Frandsen's foray into coprolite hunting arose after he first saw one as a teenager in a rock and fossil shop in Utah, having already been fascinated by fossils as a child.
Encircling the footprint of each roundhouse were "middens," haloes of rubbish dumped from the stilt village above, included broken pots, butchered animal bone, and "coprolites" or fossilised faeces.
Dr. De Cupere studies everything including bones, teeth and shells as well as coprolites, or fossilized feces, and animal prints.
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