coprolite

A noun referring to fossilized excrement or petrified dung, often studied in paleontology to understand ancient diets and ecosystems.

• 🇨🇳名词，指石化或化石化的粪便，即动物排泄物的化石，常被古生物学家研究以了解古代生物的饮食和生态系统。

1. Fossilized excrement C2 formal scientific

   Petrified or fossilized animal dung, often studied by paleontologists to understand ancient diets and ecosystems.

   • The paleontologist discovered a well-preserved coprolite from a dinosaur.
   • Coprolites provide valuable clues about prehistoric food chains.
   • Analysis of the coprolite revealed traces of undigested bones and plant matter.

   🇨🇳粪化石

   同义词: coprolith

• coprolites plural form
• coprolites' possessive plural form
• coprolite's possessive singular form