Paleocropology

4. A technique used to study the mineral composition of coprolites.
12. Chemical compounds found in coprolites.
13. Microorganisms that produce methane.
14. A type of fossil that records the activity or behavior of an organism.
15. The process by which food is broken down in an animal's body.
17. Microscopic silica structures found in some plants.
18. The study of ancient or fossilized feces.
19. An animal that primarily eats plants.
22. A scientific technique used to determine the composition of elements in coprolites.
24. A powerful microscope, (SEM).
26. The process by which organic material is replaced by minerals.

1. The consumption of feces by an animal.
2. An animal that eats both plants and animals.
3. Tiny fossilized remains, such as pollen or spores.
5. A small piece of feces which can become a cropolite.
6. The male reproductive cells of plants.
7. Organisms that live in or on another organism.
8. The study of sediments and sedimentary rocks.
9. The study of ancient ecosystems.
10. Stones swallowed by some animals to aid in digestion.
11. The study of rock layers.
16. The original specimen of a coprolite used to describe and name a new species.
20. Fossilized feces from ancient animals.
21. The disturbance of sediment by living organisms.
23. The process of drying out, which can preserve feces.
25. An animal that primarily eats other animals.