Coprocoenosis
//kɑ.pɹʊˈsiːnəʊsəs// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A collection of bones that are found together in a fossilized scat, having previously existed as part of animals within a paleocommunity.
"Such fossil specimens passed into or through the digestive tracts of carnivores before being left as scat that was later reworked into sedimentary rocks. The term "coprocoenosis" is proposed for such an assemblage."
Example
More examples"Such fossil specimens passed into or through the digestive tracts of carnivores before being left as scat that was later reworked into sedimentary rocks. The term "coprocoenosis" is proposed for such an assemblage."
Etymology
From copro- + coenose.
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