Stories

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A few of the six-million-year-old coprolites (fossilized feces) of extinct bone-crushing dogs; the one on the right has visible bits of bone sticking out. (Ouch.)

Research and Collections

The Proof Is in the Pooping

Fossilized feces help confirm the diet of extinct “bone-crushing” dogs

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