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Coprolite Signatures

Coprolite Signatures is a taphonomic signature that refers to the distinctive pattern of morphological, chemical, and contextual attributes preserved in fossilized feces, used to infer biological origin, diet, digestive physiology, and ecological interactions in ancient ecosystems.

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2017–2026

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Prehistoric Diet Revealed in Coprolites

Eric O. Callen, T. W. M. Cameron · The New Scientist · 1960 · 261 citations

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A king-sized theropod coprolite

Karen Chin, Timothy T. Tokaryk, Gregory M. Erickson et al. · Nature · 1998 · 205 citations

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Coprolite Analysis: A Biological Perspective on Archaeology

Karl J. Reinhard, Baughn M Bryant · Lincoln (University of Nebraska) · 1992 · 145 citations · Full text

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Nuclear Gene Sequences from a Late Pleistocene Sloth Coprolite

Hendrik N. Poinar, Melanie Kuch, Gregory McDonald et al. · Current Biology · 2003 · 136 citations · Full text

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Coprolites as evidence for plant–animal interaction in Siluro–Devonian terrestrial ecosystems

Dianne Edwards, Paul A. Selden, John B. Richardson et al. · Nature · 1995 · 114 citations

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Authors

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  1. KJ
    Karl J. Reinhard

    University of Nebraska–Lincoln, United States

    7 publications · 355 citations

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  2. VB
    Vaughn Bryant

    Texas A&M University, United States

    6 publications · 300 citations

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  3. DL
    Dennis L. Jenkins

    University of Oregon, United States

    3 publications · 189 citations

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  4. MH
    Martín H. Fugassa

    National University of Mar del Plata, Argentina

    3 publications · 36 citations

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  5. GN
    Grzegorz Niedźwiedzki

    Uppsala University, Sweden

    3 publications · 191 citations

    3

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Institutions

81

  1. University of Nebraska–Lincoln

    Lincoln, United States

    5 h-index

    11 publications

    303 citations

  2. Uppsala University

    Uppsala, Sweden

    4 h-index

    10 publications

    540 citations

  3. Texas A&M University

    College Station, United States

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    150 citations

  4. National University of Mar del Plata

    Mar del Plata, Argentina

    3 h-index

    8 publications

    96 citations

  5. Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology

    Leipzig, Germany

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    510 citations

  6. Fundación Ciencias Exactas y Naturales

    Buenos Aires, Argentina

    3 h-index

    8 publications

    92 citations

  7. University of Oregon

    Eugene, United States

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    276 citations

  8. California State University, Bakersfield

    Bakersfield, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    75 citations

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  2. Journal of Archaeological Science

    5 publications · 181 citations

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  3. Quaternary International

    3 publications · 36 citations

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  4. Earth-Science Reviews

    2 publications · 162 citations

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  5. Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology

    2 publications · 27 citations

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