At a shocking 20 centimeters (8 inches) long and 5 centimeters (2 inches) wide, this coprolite is the largest intact piece of ...

WILLIAMS, Ariz. — Along Route 66 in northern Arizona, one unusual roadside attraction has become a top-rated stop for travelers: A free museum dedicated to fossilized poop. The Poozeum, founded by ...

What can fossilized poop tell us about prehistoric life? A surprising amount, it turns out. A new study, published in the journal Geobiology, reveals that ancient feces—known as coprolites—can ...

Fossilized human hairs dating backbetween 195,000 and 257,000 years have been found in the poop of brown hyenas at Gladysvale cave in South Africa. According to Lucinda Backwell, who led the study, ...