| A specimen of the small conchostracan Asmusia membranacea, extracted from a coprolite in the Escuminac Formation. |
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| We call it coprolite, and it tells us what the dinosaur ate. |
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| This appears to be a constructed surface, overlain by further coprolite deposits. |
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| Dinosaur poo, called coprolite, also offer clues about what species like Baryonyx used to eat. |
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| The biggest coprolite, or fossilized dropping, is the only piece of T rex dung found so far. |
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| Earlier tests had shown that the coprolite was deposited around the time of the Cowboy Wash catastrophe and that it contained very little plant material. |
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| In addition to these visual observations, a powder x-ray diffraction analysis was run on one coprolite specimen to determine the major composition of its groundmass. |
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| The top most unit is usually a phos-arenite with coarse grained coprolite. |
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| A coprolite is a flashlight powered by copper-topped batteries. |
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