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The size and shape of coprolites can also yield useful insights.
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Ars Technica, 27 Nov. 2024
The coprolites contained the remains of fish, insects and plants, and sometimes other prey animals.
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 27 Nov. 2024
As previously reported, coprolites aren't quite the same as paleofeces, which retain a lot of organic components that can be reconstituted and analyzed for chemical properties.
—Ars Technica, 27 Nov. 2024
For the herbivores, however, especially in long-neck sauropods, their coprolites contained lots of tree ferns and charcoal.
—Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 27 Nov. 2024
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Ars Technica, 27 Nov. 2024
The coprolites contained the remains of fish, insects and plants, and sometimes other prey animals.
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 27 Nov. 2024
As previously reported, coprolites aren't quite the same as paleofeces, which retain a lot of organic components that can be reconstituted and analyzed for chemical properties.
—Ars Technica, 27 Nov. 2024
For the herbivores, however, especially in long-neck sauropods, their coprolites contained lots of tree ferns and charcoal.
—Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 27 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coprolite
Noun
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When not elbow-deep in dino dung or outrunning raptors, Laura Dern's heartfelt performance in Jurassic Park shows why women really deserve to inherit the Earth — and all of the acting awards.—
Huntley Woods,
EW.com,
1 July 2025
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Rodent dung found on pet food shelves at a Fort Lauderdale Family Dollar 951 Sunrise Blvd., Fort Lauderdale Inspector Timothy O’Neil slapped a Stop-Use Order on the pet food aisle of the Fort Lauderdale store at 951 Sunrise Blvd.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
11 May 2025
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As The Athletic wanders around the Queen Elizabeth II Stand, the glances made are like towards excrement on a shoe.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
20 June 2025
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In fact, some seventeenth-century writers even used the word excrement to describe human hair.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 June 2025
Noun
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For poop on those same surfaces, DiNicolantonio recommends an at-home mixture: add a half tablespoon of dishwashing liquid to one tablespoon of white vinegar and two cups of warm water.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 July 2025
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Causing your colon to contract more aggressively will soon expel the enema liquid along with a lot of the contents of the colon, meaning a lot of poop there is.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
12 July 2025
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The script was based on the 1979 French play and subsequent 1982 film Le père Noël est une ordure (Santa Claus Is a Stinker).—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
21 Dec. 2024
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On the face of it, packing the ordure of millions into open-air mounds is a terrible approach to a more livable planet, particularly in a part of the world where scavengers don’t comb through them for every salable scrap.—
Curbed,
Curbed,
12 Aug. 2022
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Many people don’t understand that human waste doesn’t break down in the same way that animal scat does, for example.—
Cheri Lucas Rowlands,
Longreads,
8 July 2025
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Anderson, who was in her school's jazz band, thinks her impromptu scat during one of her auditions is what helped her land the role.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
8 July 2025
Noun
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Although primarily related to bird guano and agriculture rather than bat guano and gunpowder, the Guano Islands Act highlighted just how strategically important guano had become in American history.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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Per Live Science, the case highlights the importance of raising awareness of the danger of using bat guano as a fertilizer.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
People.com,
17 Dec. 2024
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Synthetic fertilizers are more likely to cause fertilizer burn than applications of aged manure, compost, or organic fertilizers.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 July 2025
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Redefining biomass and feedstock: The state wants to look at new definitions for biomass and feedstock to clear up confusion on what can be used in anaerobic digesters used for recycling items like manure and food waste.—
Karl Schneider,
IndyStar,
3 July 2025
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Factors to consider: soil types, slopes, sun/shade, temperature, winds, and plant types and sizes.—
Neil Sperry,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 July 2025
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The practical pick efficiently drains excess water for healthier soil.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 July 2025
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“Coprolite.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coprolite. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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