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Fossil Feces (title provided or enhanced by cataloger)
http://whyfiles.org/shorties/078coprolite/index.html
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This article is a Why Files short piece about coprolites: fossilized animal feces. The article explains how fossilization occurs in feces and why coprolites are useful to scientists. Fossilized feces reveal a great deal about the eating habits of dinosaurs, as well as other extinct animals.
Intended for grade levels:
  • Middle (6-8)
  • High (9-12)
  • General public
Type of resource:
  • Text:
    • Report
Subject:
  • Geological Sciences:
    • Paleontology
Technical requirements:
No specific technical requirements, just a browser required
Cost / Copyright:
No cost
Copyright 2002, University of Wisconsin, Board of Regents.
DLESE Catalog ID: DLESE-000-000-001-983
Educational standards:
  • National Science Education Standards (NSES):
    • 5-8:
      • A - Science as inquiry:
        • Understanding about scientific inquiry
    • 9-12:
      • A - Science as inquiry:
        • Understandings about scientific inquiry
Resource contact / Creator / Publisher:
Publisher: The Why Files


Author: David Tenenbaum
The Why Files