Linked from

The 6 pages that link to Coprolite, each with the reason it gives.

• TaphonomyBroader topic: Organic waste can fossilize and record behavior as well as bodily remains.

• Trace fossilBroader topic: It records an organism’s activity and diet rather than its body.

• Mary AnningRelated: Anning recognized these objects as fossilized feces and helped establish their scientific significance.

• FecesBroader topic: Ancient feces can preserve evidence about past diets, parasites, and ecosystems.

• Dinosaur dentitionRelated: Fossilized meals offer an independent check on dietary clues from teeth.

• Ground slothRelated: Ground sloth coprolites preserve plant remains that identify foods they consumed.