Paleontologists studying fossilized poop, known as a coprolite, recently unearthed rare evidence of parasitic infection in a reptile that lived during the Triassic Period. CNN values your feedback 1.

The authors hope this analysis gives further insight into the lives of pre-Columbian people of the Americas. “Even poop is a great resource for agriculture, and many other things,” Toranzos says.

Human Evolution 140,000 year old bones of our ancient ancestors found on sea floor, revealing secrets of extinct human species Archaeology Evidence is building that people were in the Americas ...

Poop is an unlikely biographer of human life, but it can hold rich and varied stories. Fossilized feces, known as coprolites, have revealed the diets of ancient humans, what their gut bacteria ...

And this one is layered like a parfait — but with traces of ancient wildlife poop steroids. The top layer, the mud closest to the water, reflects a recent rise in bison use of the area.

Looking at poop can tell us a lot. Poop offers a window into all sorts of hidden worlds: bird microbiomes, clam habitats, recovering coral forests, and more. Excrement can also tell us about how ...

Paleontologists studying fossilized poop, known as a coprolite, recently unearthed rare evidence of parasitic infection in a reptile that lived during the Triassic Period. CNN values your feedback 1.