Beetle-bearing coprolites possibly reveal the diet of a Late Triassic dinosauriform

Diets of extinct animals can be difficult to analyse if no direct evidence, such as gut contents, is preserved in association with body fossils. Inclusions from coprolites (fossil faeces), however, may also reflect the diet of the host animal and become especially informative if the coprolite produc...

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Main Authors: Martin Qvarnström, Joel Vikberg Wernström, Rafał Piechowski, Mateusz Tałanda, Per E. Ahlberg, Grzegorz Niedźwiedzki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Royal Society 2019-03-01
Series:Royal Society Open Science
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Online Access:https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rsos.181042