Tag: coprolite
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Fossil Friday #247: Acanthotelson stimpsoni
This is the “Fossil Friday” post #247. Expect this to be a somewhat regular feature of the website. We will post any fossil pictures you send in to esconi.info@gmail.com. Please include a short description or story. Check the hash tag #FossilFriday on Twitter/X and Bluesky for contributions from around the world! Acanthotelson stimpsoni was a…
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The Poozeum in Williams, Arizona
Atlas Obscura has a story about the opening of a new museum in Williams, Arizona. It’s dedicated to the study of coprolites, which is fossilized poop. Dinosaurs did it, birds do it, bees do it, fish do it… even we do it, all animals do it. Mazon Creek coprolites are fairly common. So, what does…
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Throwback Thursday #70: “They’re Selling What?!?”
This is Throwback Thursday #70. In these, we look back into the past at ESCONI specifically and Earth Science in general. If you have any contributions, (science, pictures, stories, etc …), please send them to esconi.info@gmail.com. Thanks! The following article appeared in the September 1976 edition of the ESCONI newsletter. Coprolites are popular items for…
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Palaeocast Episode 127: Coprolite Inclusions
Palaeocast has a new episode. This one is relevant given the recent discovery of a beetle in a coprolite from the Triassic of Poland. One of the factors that makes palaeontology such a popular science is its constant ability to surprise us. It seems almost every week that a new study is released that significantly…
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This ancient beetle is the first new species discovered in fossilized poop
Sciencemag,com has a story about a new beetle species, Triamyxa coprolithica, discovered in a coprolite. The fossil dates to about 230 million years ago. Coprolites, which are fossilized dung, can be used to study what plants were eaten by herbivores back when the dung was deposited. Previously, fossilized bone and phytoliths, which are microscopic silica…
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Fish Poop Mud
Via The Scientist: Seafloor sediment composed of ground up shells and coral also contains a significant amount of fish poop, according to new research published on February 21 in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences….
