Paleocropology
Across
- 7. The study of ancient or fossilized feces.
- 8. Fossilized feces from ancient animals.
- 9. The process of drying out, which can preserve feces.
- 11. An animal that primarily eats plants.
- 12. A type of fossil that records the activity or behavior of an organism.
- 13. The study of rock layers.
- 14. A scientific technique used to determine the composition of elements in coprolites.
- 15. The process by which organic material is replaced by minerals.
- 16. Stones swallowed by some animals to aid in digestion.
- 17. The study of sediments and sedimentary rocks.
- 19. The original specimen of a coprolite used to describe and name a new species.
- 20. Organisms that live in or on another organism.
- 22. The disturbance of sediment by living organisms.
- 23. A small piece of feces which can become a cropolite.
- 24. Chemical compounds found in coprolites.
- 25. The consumption of feces by an animal.
- 26. The study of ancient ecosystems.
Down
- 1. An animal that primarily eats other animals.
- 2. A technique used to study the mineral composition of coprolites.
- 3. The male reproductive cells of plants.
- 4. Tiny fossilized remains, such as pollen or spores.
- 5. The process by which food is broken down in an animal's body.
- 6. A powerful microscope, (SEM).
- 10. Microorganisms that produce methane.
- 18. Microscopic silica structures found in some plants.
- 21. An animal that eats both plants and animals.