Beetle-bearing coprolites possibly reveal the diet of a Late Triassic dinosauriform
Diets of extinct animals can be difficult to analyse if no direct evidence, such as gut contents, is preserved in association with body fossils. Inclusions from coprolites (fossil faeces), however, may also reflect the diet of the host animal and become especially informative if the coprolite produc...
Main Authors: | Martin Qvarnström, Joel Vikberg Wernström, Rafał Piechowski, Mateusz Tałanda, Per E. Ahlberg, Grzegorz Niedźwiedzki |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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The Royal Society
2019-03-01
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Series: | Royal Society Open Science |
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Online Access: | https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rsos.181042 |
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