Extended Data Fig. 10: Fish-bearing coprolites from Lisowice.
From: Digestive contents and food webs record the advent of dinosaur supremacy
ai, Fragment of ZPAL V.33/1270 COP04 with numerous fish bones, scales and possible soft tissue (brown). aii, Virtual thin section. Note the dark area that surrounds the scales (brown structure in ai). bi, Fragment of V.33/1270 COP18 with numerous fish bones and scales. bii, Large bone fragment. biii, Tooth plate from an actinopterygian fish. biv, Fish bones (girdle?). ci, Coprolite ZPAL V.33/1344 with numerous scales and articulated fins. cii, Virtual thin section showing the articulated lepidotrichia in the centre. ciii, Articulated fin lepidotrichia. di, Fragment of ZPAL V.33/1270 COP04 (as in a) containing numerous scales, bones and tooth plates of actinopterygian fish. dii, Fish bone. diii, Tooth plates. e, Virtual thin section of specimen “Spiral coprolite and matrix”. Note the spiral structure. fi, Coprolite ZPAL V.33/1270 COP06 with many fish scales aligned with the spiral inner structure of the coprolite. fii-fiii, Fin lepidotrichia. fiv, Virtual thin section showing the numerous spiral convolutions. fv, Virtual thin section with a lateral line scale in the bottom centre.
