A king-sized theropod coprolite

1998/06/01 by Karen Chin, Timothy T. Tokaryk, Gregory M. Erickson +1 · 1 voice · 8 citations
Earth and Planetary Sciences · Environmental Science · #Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology #Evolution and Paleontology Studies #Ichthyology and Marine Biology

paper · doi:10.1038/31461

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• Carnivorous coprolites (fossil poop) of #Dinosaurs are rare. This one, likely #Tyrannosaurus rex, is 30-50% bone fragments giving insight into theropod diet & digestion. #Science #PaleoSky 🧪🦖 The ti [bsky, 28 points, 4 comments]