Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. LiveScience Ancient tapeworm eggs found in 270-million-year-old shark poop suggest these parasites may have plagued animals for much ...
When you start digging in a big hole full of ancient human poop, you may not expect to find anything particularly nice. And yet, a team of brave and not-easily-grossed-out archaeologists did that ...
Beware any rock that’s oblong and cylindrical, like a stubby stone finger. It might not be a rock. It could, very likely, be a coprolite. Yes, that’s another name for fossilized feces. And if you do ...