Evidence of parasites is notoriously tricky to find in the fossil record, but the faeces of an ancient crocodile-like creature has preserved six species that are around 200 million years old
The researchers concluded that the excrement was probably left by an armoured, semi-aquatic reptile that looked like and lived similarly to a modern crocodile. “Considering that crocodiles appeared around 100 million years ago during the Late Cretaceous, it is likely that the coprolite came from a crocodile-like animal or one that co-evolved with crocodiles, such as phytosaurs,” says Nonsrirach.
Based on the remains of ancient plants and animals also found in the area, the researchers estimate the specimen is from the early Late Triassic Epoch, around 237 million to 208 million years ago. “This discovery is crucial for understanding the variety of parasites and how they interacted in ancient ecosystems,” says Nonsrirach. He suspects the animal ingested the
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