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Scientists have also examined Neanderthal coprolites for clues to the complex diets of these human relatives.
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In one coprolite the researchers found the remains of three beetle species, including two wing cases and a part of a leg.
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The oldest biological remains from any humans on the continent is a coprolite (fossilized poop) from 14,300 years ago.
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Exactly what species produced the coprolites is unknown, but after analyzing a third specimen of the same composition found nearby the scientists determined that it had been produced by a carnivorous vertebrate other than a shark.
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First Known Use of coprolite
1829
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