Hundreds of exquisitely preserved mammal feces excavated from the famous La Brea Tar Pits have the potential to provide invaluable new insights into what Southern California was like in the Pleistocene Epoch.
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Ancient Feces From Oregon Cave Aren’t Human, Study Says, Adding to Debate on First Americans
New findings about some ancient feces are the latest rejoinder in a five-year-long debate over one of the most important — and controversial — recent archaeological finds in the U.S….
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Croc-Like Reptiles, Giant Amphibians Found in Ancient Poop-Filled Pond
Scientists exploring the high-desert grasslands of northern Arizona have discovered a trove of remarkable Triassic animals, including croc-like ancestors of dinosaurs, carnivorous amphibians that grew as big as people, and…
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