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Human or animal excrement (faeces) preserved usually by desiccation, fossilization, or in waterlogged conditions. See also cess pit.
coprolites
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| cess pit (in archaeology) |
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- coprolitic
- palaeopathology (in archaeology)
- cess pit (in archaeology)
- Methods of Paleonutrition
- fossil (in archeology, paleontology)
- Trace fossils (paleontology and paleobotany)
- dinosaur
- Bromalite
- Acanthocephala (Thorny Headed Worms) (zoology)
- Coprolite
- Food Archaeology
- Ichnotaxon
- Isisaurus
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