Ancient reptilian carnivores that resembled modern crocodiles were fearsome hunters, but their scaly armor and sharp teeth couldn’t protect them from parasites, scientists have discovered.

Over several decades at Fossil Butte National Monument, park manager and museum curator Arvid Aase has noticed a clear pattern among arriving visitors, most of whom have driven for hours to reach ...

June 3 (UPI) --The owner of the world's largest collection of fossilized poop is now showing off his collection of dino droppings and other ancient waste at his new Poozeum in Arizona. George Frandsen ...

George Frandsen holds the Guinness World Record for the largest collection of fossilized poop, with more than 5,000 specimens. Frandsen curates the Poozeum, an online repository for all things ancient ...

June 30 (UPI) --Scientists have discovered of a new beetle species preserved in fossilized feces deposited by Silesaurus opolensis, an ancient dinosaur ancestor. It's the first time scientists have ...

The Calvert Marine Museum recently announced a groundbreaking paleontological discovery in which a coprolite — fossilized feces — containing the impression of a new genus and species of parasitic ...

Call them droppings, leavings, dung or any number of various terms used to describe it. Heck, there’s even an emoji for it complete with googly eyes, and now the Calvert Marine Museum will celebrate ...

DNA from ancient feces can offer archaeologists new clues about the life and health of Japanese people who lived thousands of years ago, according to a study published in PLOS ONE by Luca Nishimura ...

Amber is one of the best materials for preserving insects and small creatures, and it’s beautiful to boot. But now it might have some competition (in the preservation field, anyway) – fossilized feces ...