Coprolites with prey remains and traces from coprophagous organisms from the Lower Cretaceous (Late Berriasian) Jydegaard Formation of Bornholm, Denmark

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  • Jesper Milàn
  • Bo Wilhelm Rasmussen
  • Niels Christensøn Bonde
Two fragmentary coprolites from the Lower Cretaceous Jydegaard Formation of Bornholm, Denmark, represent the first record of coprolites from continental Mesozoic deposits in Denmark. Both specimens contain fish scale bone fragments of unknown affinity. Based on morphology, inclusions and the potential producers found in the Jydegaard Formation, we suggest they were made by either a turtle or a theropod with a piscivorous diet.
One specimen shows pits and grooves in the surface, as well as two deep cylindrical burrows, made by coprophagous organisms.
OriginalsprogEngelsk
TidsskriftNew Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science. Bulletin
Vol/bind57
Sider (fra-til)235-240
Antal sider6
ISSN1524-4156
StatusUdgivet - 2012

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