In paleontology, fossilised feces are known as coprolites.
Notes on verification
Confirmed by multiple authoritative sources including Britannica, Natural History Museum, and Wikipedia, with consistent definitions and historical etymology.
Sources
- 2026 in paleontology (en.wikipedia.org)
- https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/what-is-a-coprolite.html (nhm.ac.uk)
- https://www.sciencefriday.com/educational-resources/dinosaur-poop-101-fossil-fecal-forensics/ (sciencefriday.com)
- https://www.britannica.com/science/coprolite (britannica.com)
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7081288/ (ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)
- https://poozeum.com/coprolites (poozeum.com)