Things You Didn't Know About Dinosaur Poo

By Frank Ellis


The great thing about this sort of thing is that it makes a great gift for anyone who is really into dinos and anything associated with them. You'll usually find with the paleontology enthusiast that they are apt to collect all kinds of things like this, so some dinosaur poo would make a fine addition to his or her collection. It just makes things a lot easier when you get to a holiday or a birthday and you are able to quickly make a decision rather than having to stress and worry, wondering if the recipient will even like your gift at all.

You may hear paleontologists and other scientists refer to this type of poop as coprolite since that is the official scientific name for it, and it sounds a little more dignified than calling it what it actually is. It might be interesting to learn that this stuff gets its name from the Greek language, and is a combination of the words for dung and stone. If you are grossed out by the thought of handling this substance, it might be helpful to know that fossilized objects have been turned into stone, so you could think of it more like holding a poop-shaped rock rather than actual poop.

If you think that this is just a novelty gift and a rather odd thing for scientists to pay much attention to, you might consider more thoroughly what droppings are made of. Being the waste products of what the animals ate, this can show us so much about how they lived and interacted with the plants and other animals around them. There are so many mysteries left about the world of the dinosaurs, so that's why many people are quite interested in this type of fossil.

Wearing jewelry made out of the dung of prehistoric animals might not sound like the classiest thing in the world. However, there are plenty of people who love to adorn themselves with these types of fossils. You can find all kinds of earrings and necklaces to show off your paleontological enthusiasm.

Many people choose to take a trip to the museum in order to see this type of thing. This is where you will find the biggest and best of the specimens. You will also have the benefit of having someone knowledgeable and enthusiastic there to explain the answers to any questions you might have.

This is a great thing to shop for online because you can find the best options out there that are perfect for what you're looking for. There are plenty of coprolites for sale, but it definitely takes some searching to hunt it down. If you just shop around locally, depending on where you live, people are not likely to even have a clue what you are talking about.

It is important that you make sure this is a genuine fossil. Sometimes people sell fake versions as a gag gift. You don't want to buy something like that by mistake.

The great thing about this is it comes in many different sizes. This can help give you an idea of the size of some of the dinos. It is nice that you can just have a small piece of poo instead of a massive one that takes up your whole display cabinet.




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