Fossilized Feces

Animal Makes a $10,000 Dollar Deposit, but not at the Bank

By: Robert Krulwich

     My last blog was about poop, this one's about poop. Sorry to anyone who is offended by poop. Fossilized fecal matter is called Coprolite. A man actually collects coprolites and is looking to sell them at an auction! People actually want to buy this stuff and it goes for thousands of dollars. At the very beginning of this article there is a picture of a 40 inch long coprolite, which the man is asking $8,000 to $10,000 for. That is just over 3 feet long! The winning bid for this guy was $8,500.

     I felt entertained at the beginning of reading this article because poop from dinosaurs is interesting. I am a little creeped out upon finishing this article because who would want to buy it? Studying it maybe to see how they ate or study other things about it not to buy it and decorate your house with.