Extended Data Fig. 3: Virtual reconstructions of elongated coprolites (Krasiejów). | Nature

Extended Data Fig. 3: Virtual reconstructions of elongated coprolites (Krasiejów).

From: Digestive contents and food webs record the advent of dinosaur supremacy

Extended Data Fig. 3

ai, Coprolite ZPAL AbIII/3433 attributed to Paleorhinus which contains numerous fish remains. aii, virtual thin section. aiii, Fish bone (girdle?). aiv, Fish bone. av, Close up of fish scales. bi, Specimen ZPAL AbIII/3435 in semi-transparency a few possible arthropod inclusions. bii, A possible arthropod fragment. biii, Virtual thin section. ci, Specimen ZPAL AbIII/3436 in semi-transparency numerous insect remains. cii, Beetle elytra. ciii, Tube with “segments” or rolled plant fragments. civ, A possible pectinate or lamellate beetle antenna. cv-cvi, Arthropod appendages showing resemblance to mandibles of tiger beetles (cicindelids). cvii, Arthropod appendage. cviii, A possible invertebrate jaw element. di, Semi-transparent coprolite ZPAL AbIII/3434 with numerous insect and plant inclusions. dii, One isolated fibre. diii, Beetle elytra. div, A bundle of fibres. ei-eiii, Fragments of coprolite ZPAL AbIII/3440, attributed to Paleorhinus, which contains abundant fish remains and round structures. eiv, Tooth plate. ev-evi, Denticle-bearing fish bones. Possibly pharyngeal ossicles from gill arches. evii, Articulated thin bones. eviii, Ornamented bone. eix, Long bone (girdle?). ex, Tooth. exi, bivalves. exii, Two of the spherical structures with spiral structure and internal core. exiii, Bone with tube. exiv, Fragment of rolled plant fragment. exv, Fish bone. exvi, Articulated fish vertebrae. exvii, Spherical structures. exviii-exx, Virtual thin sections showing the abundant inclusions.

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