Coprolite

Japanese: coprolite
Coprolite

...More recently, attempts have been made to survey populations of Japanese serows and other animals based on the number of feces they produce. In addition, fossilized human and animal feces, called coprolites, are sometimes excavated from prehistoric ruins. Attempts are being made to reconstruct the diet and distribution of plants and animals at that time by analyzing coprolites.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "coprolite" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…さらに近年では,糞の数から個体数を調査するという試みがニホンカモシカなどで実際に行われている。 なお,先史時代の遺跡などから,糞石(コプロライトcoprolite)と呼ばれる人や動物の糞の化石が出土することがある。糞石の分析によって,当時の食生活や動植物の分布の復元が試みられている。…

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