61K views · 979 reactions | A morning fossil hunt and a whopper of a coprolite ... with fish scales inside! This coprolite is packed with fish scales and was likely, uh, pooped out from a marine reptile like an ichthyosaur or plesiosaur. Had to get in a spot of fossil hunting before I left Wales. Spent a couple of hours in the Early Jurassic at Penarth. | Dr Dean Lomax - Palaeontologist | Facebook

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#coprolite is #fossilized feces. Coprolites are classified as trace fossils as opposed to body fossils, as they give evidence for the animal's behaviour rather than morphology. #redneck #pet #petrified #dino #poop | KeokukGeodes

March 1st is Dino Dave Day, so here he is answering the important question: Do coprolites (fossilized poop) smell? | Houston Museum of Natural Science

Fossilized poop, and the stories they tell us! 👀💩 While most of what you see in the Morian Hall of Paleontology are nouns (dinosaurs, arthropods, etc...), coprolites are a verb, or a process of life. This particular display case is a favorite among guests for its beautifully fascinating arrangement of coprolites (fossilized poop). Each coprolite lets us see further into the details of prehistoric life to help complete the story. Our Associate Curator of Paleontology, David Temple, tells more o