High-resolution coproecology: using coprolites to reconstruct the habits and habitats of New Zealand's extinct upland moa (Megalapteryx didinus). [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2012 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
Jamie R Wood +5 more
doaj +6 more sources
Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) as a rapid means for assessing the source of coprolites [PDF]
iScience, 2023 Summary: The odor of rehydrated coprolites can be used as an informal means of fecal identification. To date, the analysis of volatiles emitted by coprolites from different sources has not been attempted, and the possibility of utilizing volatile organic
Wanyue Zhao +5 more
doaj +2 more sources
From trace to trace maker: Oligocene–Miocene coprolites of southern Poland and their potential producers [PDF]
PeerJIn this paper we describe coprolites from deep-marine Oligocene sediments, shallow- and deep-marine Miocene deposits, as well as Miocene continental environments in southern and central Poland.
Tomasz Brachaniec +8 more
doaj +3 more sources
Integrating paleoparasitological, paleogenetic, and archaeological data to understand the paleoecological scenario of pre-Columbian archaeological site Gruta do Gentio II, Brazil [PDF]
Frontiers in MicrobiologyPaleoparasitology and paleogenetics is the study parasites in ancient remains from latrines, mummified individuals, and coprolites, that is fossilized or desiccated feces.
Ludmila Gurjão +4 more
doaj +2 more sources
Fossil Biomarkers and Biosignatures Preserved in Coprolites Reveal Carnivorous Diets in the Carboniferous Mazon Creek Ecosystem [PDF]
Biology, 2022 The reconstruction of ancient trophic networks is pivotal to our understanding of ecosystem function and change through time. However, inferring dietary relationships in enigmatic ecosystems dominated by organisms without modern analogues, such as the ...
Madison Tripp +5 more
doaj +2 more sources
Metagenomic analyses of 7000 to 5500 years old coprolites excavated from the Torihama shell-mound site in the Japanese archipelago. [PDF]
PLoS ONECoprolites contain various kinds of ancient DNAs derived from gut micro-organisms, viruses, and foods, which can help to determine the gut environment of ancient peoples.
Luca Nishimura +11 more
doaj +2 more sources
Pollen analyses of Pleistocene hyaena coprolites from Montenegro and Serbia [PDF]
Geološki Anali Balkanskoga Poluostrva, 2007 The results of pollen analyses of hyaena coprolites from the Early Pleistocene cave of Trlica in northern Montenegro and the Late Pleistocene cave of Baranica in southeast Serbia are described.
Argant Jacqueline, Dimitrijević Vesna
doaj +4 more sources
Dinosaur footprints and other Ichnofauna from the Cretaceous Kem Kem Beds of Morocco [PDF]
, 2014 We describe an extensive ichnofossil assemblage from the likely Cenomanian-age 'lower' and 'upper' units of the 'Kem Kem beds' in southeastern Morocco.
Baidder, Lahssen +7 more
core +16 more sources
Scientific Reports, 2021 In this paper, seven coprolites from the Lower Cretaceous of Tsagan-Tsab formation have been described. Thus, producing a significant contribution to what we perceived as the first detailed study of coprolites from the Mesozoic deposits in Mongolia.
Paul Rummy, Kazim Halaclar, He Chen
doaj +1 more source
The Technological Advance and Application of Coprolite Analysis
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2022 Coprolites (mummified or fossilized feces), belonging to the group of ichnofossils, are fossilized remains of feces produced by animals. Various types of data from coprolites provide detailed evidence of the producer’s condition, like diet, intestinal ...
Liu Yang +5 more
doaj +1 more source