Fossilized dung from a dinosaur ancestor yields a new beetle species
Ancient feces could contain more details about life long ago than previously thought
![illustration of the head of an ancient insect-eating reptile](https://i0.wp.com/www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/062921_no_coprolites_feat.jpg?fit=1030%2C580&ssl=1)
Scientists found never-before-seen beetles by analyzing ancient poo likely from an insect-eating relative of dinosaurs called Silesaurus opolensis (illustrated).
Małgorzata Czaja