coprocoenosis
/kɑ.pɹʊˈsiːnəʊsəs/
coprocoenosis noun: a collection of bones that are found together in a fossilized scat, having previously existed as part of animals within a paleocommunity.
Noun
coprocoenosis (plural coprocoenoses)
- A collection of bones that are found together in a fossilized scat, having previously existed as part of animals within a paleocommunity.
- Such fossil specimens passed into or through the digestive tracts of carnivores before being left as scat that was later reworked into sedimentary rocks. The term "coprocoenosis" is proposed for such an assemblage.1974, J. S. Mellett, Scatological origin of microvertebrate fossil accumulations
- Small mammal fossil accumulations are generally the result of both coprocoenosis and post-depositional processes.2016, Loïc Lebreton, Multi-taxa referential of a modern Eurasian Eagle-Owl (Bubo bubo) aerie
Forms of coprocoenosis
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Origin of coprocoenosis
From copro- + coenose.
Questions about coprocoenosis
- What does coprocoenosis mean?
- Coprocoenosis means a collection of bones that are found together in a fossilized scat, having previously existed as part of animals within a paleocommunity.
- What part of speech is coprocoenosis?
- Coprocoenosis is a noun.
- How do you pronounce coprocoenosis?
- Coprocoenosis is pronounced /kɑ.pɹʊˈsiːnəʊsəs/.
- What is the plural of coprocoenosis?
- The plural of coprocoenosis is coprocoenoses.
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