Bone fragments in a piece of fossilized excrement at a new museum in northern Arizona — aptly called the Poozeum — are among the tinier bits of evidence that indicate T. rex wasn't much of a chewer, but rather swallowed whole chunks of prey.The sample is one of more than 7,000 on display at the museum that opened in May in Williams, a town known for its Wild West shows along Route 66, wildlife attractions and a railway to Grand Canyon National Park.The Poozeum sign features a bright green T.
'I mostly find sharp teeth and things like that,' she said. 'I haven't really found a whole lot of coprolite, but who doesn't love coprolite?'A highlight of Frandsen's collection is a specimen that holds a Guinness World Record for being the largest coprolite left by a carnivorous animal. Measuring more than 2 feet long and over 6 inches wide, Frandsen said it's believed to be from a T. rex, given where it was found on a private ranch in South Dakota in 2019.
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