Coprolite - Fossilized Dung
A coprolite is fossilized animal dung. Coprolites are classified as trace fossils as opposed to body fossils, as they give evidence for the animal's behavior (in this case, diet) rather than morphology. Coprolites, distinct from paleofeces, are fossilized animal dung. Like other fossils, coprolites have had much of their original composition replaced by mineral deposits such as silicates and calcium carbonates. Paleofeces, on the other hand, retain much of their original organic composition and can be reconstituted to determine their original chemical properties.
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Keywords: ancient, archaic, copralite, coprolite, crap, dung, excrement, feces, fossil, fossilization, fossilized, fossils, poop, preserved, record, scat, shit
