Coprolite

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈkÉ’pɹə(ÊŠ)lʌɪt/

Origin

From - + lite + -.

Full definition of coprolite

Noun

1. A fossil consisting of petrified dung.
• 2003, Bill Bryson, A Short History of Nearly Everything:Almost inevitably, he became the leading authority on coprolites – fossilized faeces – and had a table made entirely out of his collection of specimens.