Microbial communities in pre-columbian coprolites. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 The study of coprolites from earlier cultures represents a great opportunity to study an "unaltered" composition of the intestinal microbiota. To test this, pre-Columbian coprolites from two cultures, the Huecoid and Saladoid, were evaluated for the ...
Tasha M Santiago-Rodriguez +7 more
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Case Report: Ambergris coprolite and septicemia in a male sperm whale stranded in La Palma (Canary Islands) [PDF]
Frontiers in Veterinary ScienceOn the 21st of May 2023, a dead adult male sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) of 13 m in length and estimated weight of around 18,000 kg was reportedly stranded at Playa Los Nogales, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain. A necropsy was performed 48hpm. A 50
Antonio Fernández +27 more
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A new fossil species of the extant genus Vicelva from mid‐Cretaceous Kachin amber (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionA new species of the extant staphylinid genus Vicelva Moore & Legner, V. rasilis sp. nov., is reported from mid‐Cretaceous Kachin amber of northern Myanmar.
Yan‐Da Li +3 more
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Tapeworm Eggs in a 270 Million-Year-Old Shark Coprolite [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 Remains of parasites in vertebrates are rare from the Mesozoic and Paleozoic. Once most parasites that live in - or pass through - the gastrointestinal tract of vertebrates, fossil feces (coprolites) or even intestinal contents (enterolites) can ...
George Poinar, Cesar L Schultz
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Determining whether a phosphatic concretion containing a Cretaceous juvenile crocodylian is a coprolite or a non-fecal concretion [PDF]
Scientific ReportsPhosphatic concretions in terrestrial settings are often identified as coprolites based upon their biotic contents and high phosphorus levels. However, recent discoveries have shown that non-fecal origins of fossiliferous phosphatic concretions are more ...
Ryan C. Allen +4 more
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Frontiers in Earth Science, 2023 The Eocene Pipestone Springs Main Pocket (Renova Formation, Jefferson County, Montana, United States of America) is a locality renowned for its diverse Chadronian (late Eocene; ∼38–33.9 million years ago) mammalian fauna and abundant coprolites.
Sarah M. Jacquet +6 more
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Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2023 The study of macroscopic, microscopic, and biomolecular remains recovered from coprolites can provide a wide range of information on past human and animal behavior and environments.
John C. Blong +5 more
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Different Human–Dog Interactions in Early Agricultural Societies of China, Revealed by Coprolite
Frontiers in Earth Science, 2021 Dogs served in a variety of capacities in prehistory. After their domestication in Paleolithic hunter-gatherer societies, the emergence of agriculture shifted their partnerships with people.
Yunan Zhang +5 more
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Gut Microbiome of an 11th Century A.D. Pre-Columbian Andean Mummy [PDF]
, 2015 The process of natural mummification is a rare and unique process from which little is known about the resulting microbial community structure. In the present study, we characterized the microbiome of paleofeces, and ascending, transverse and descending ...
Cano, Raul J. +6 more
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High-resolution coproecology: Using coprolites to reconstruct the habits and habitats of New Zealand’s extinct upland Moa (Megalapteryx didinus) [PDF]
, 2005 Knowledge about the diet and ecology of extinct herbivores has important implications for understanding the evolution of plant defence structures, establishing the influences of herbivory on past plant community structure and composition, and identifying
Wood, Jamie R. +5 more
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