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Coprolite

//ˈkɒprəˌlaɪt// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A fossil consisting of petrified dung.

    "This coprolite (the technical term for palaeo-poo) has yielded much to modern scrutiny. First, it is completely devoid of plant matter, including the corn and other plants that the Anasazi Pueblo people of the region lived on."

  2. 2
    fossil excrement; petrified dung wordnet

Etymology

From copro- + -lite.

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