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Recent Examples of coprolite
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.
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Ars Technica,
27 Nov. 2024
The coprolites contained the remains of fish, insects and plants, and sometimes other prey animals.
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Katie Hunt,
CNN,
27 Nov. 2024
Certain foodstuffs in the coprolites were surprisingly undigested.
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Monica Cull,
Discover Magazine,
27 Nov. 2024
This single piece of very old poop would later turn into a very large collection of coprolites.
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Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
16 Oct. 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
Certain foodstuffs in the coprolites were surprisingly undigested.
—
Monica Cull,
Discover Magazine,
27 Nov. 2024
This single piece of very old poop would later turn into a very large collection of coprolites.
—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
16 Oct. 2024
See All Example Sentences for coprolite
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.
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The team ended up with a jar of elephant dung scent.
Noun
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Approximately 3 roach excrement droppings inside of soap dispenser.
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When your show’s ratings are lower than whale excrement, which Pelley’s were (and continue to be, under a succession of ever more lackluster Ted Baxters and Ron Burgundys).
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One of Smarty Pants’ buttons has a poop symbol on it, and there a couple of suggestive turns of phrase.
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Does that mean his … poop is green?
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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).
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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.
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Be alert and watch for fresh tracks, scat, and feeding sites.
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The performing community challenged that notion, tracing the scat-singing and gesticulations to earlier artists including Black jazz performer Baby Esther Jones and cabaret entertainer Florence Mills.
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As late as the 19th century, the most reliable source of usable nitrogen was guano harvested from islands off the coast of Peru, a resource so valuable and rare that nations went to war over it.
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Their guano is mined from caves for fertilizer.
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The spores can be found in soil, dust and animal manure.
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The car ended up high-centered on the edge of the manure pile.
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If using a commercial houseplant soil, add some extra perlite and/or orchid bark to lighten it up a bit.
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Sensors give engineers more ways to see inside concrete, steel, soil and water, turning some surprise closures into repairs planned months earlier.
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“Coprolite.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coprolite. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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