Ancient reptilian carnivores that resembled modern crocodiles were fearsome hunters, but their scaly armor and sharp teeth couldn’t protect them from parasites, scientists have discovered.

Coprolite reveals felines in southern Andes had roundworm 17,000 years ago, long before humans got there The compact, gnarled and knobbly specimen looks like a root of ginger. In fact, it’s ...

Ticks have never been reported in archaeological analyses. Here, we present the discovery of a tick from a coprolite excavated from Antelope Cave in extreme northwest Arizona. Dietary analysis ...

George Frandsen holds the Guinness World Record for the largest collection of fossilized poop, with more than 5,000 specimens. Frandsen curates the Poozeum, an online repository for all things ancient ...

Over several decades at Fossil Butte National Monument, park manager and museum curator Arvid Aase has noticed a clear pattern among arriving visitors, most of whom have driven for hours to reach ...

DNA from ancient feces can offer archaeologists new clues about the life and health of Japanese people who lived thousands of years ago, according to a study published in PLOS ONE by Luca Nishimura ...

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., July 23 (UPI) --An auction gallery in California is offering up a really long and really old piece of poop. Any takers? Nobody? The ancient dung went on sale on Tuesday, July 22 ...