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coprolite

fossilized feces
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coprolite
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coprolite

Summary

coprolite ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,385 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • coprolite is made of feces[2].
  • coprolite is a type of fossil[3].
  • coprolite is a type of Bromalite[4].
  • coprolite's Commons category is recorded as Coprolites[5].
  • coprolite's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[6].
  • coprolite's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[7].
  • coprolite's equivalent class is recorded as https://w3id.org/gso/1.0/granularmaterial/Coprolite_Particle_Material[8].
  • coprolite's different from is recorded as paleofeces[9].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include fossil[3] and Bromalite[4].

Why It Matters

coprolite ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,385 views/month).[1] coprolite has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] coprolite is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 17d ago · عُثمان · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → fossil, Bromalite
    Described by source → Otto's encyclopedia, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
    Made from material → feces
    Equivalent class → https://w3id.org/gso/1.0/granularmaterial/Coprolite_Particle
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1709]]: https://w3id.org/gso/1.0/granularmaterial/Coprolite_Particle_Material"
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