Giant Prehistoric Toilet Unearthed

BBC News Science and Environment ^ | Nov. 28, 2013 | James Morgan

[SatinDoll]

Each poo is a time capsule to the dawn of the dinosaurs.

A gigantic "communal latrine" created at the dawn of the dinosaurs has been unearthed in Argentina.

Thousands of fossilised poos left by rhino-like megaherbivores were found clustered together, scientists say.

The 240-million-year-old site is the "world's oldest public toilet" and the first evidence that ancient reptiles shared collective dumping grounds.

The dung contains clues to prehistoric diet, disease and vegetation says a study in Scientific Reports. Continue reading the main story

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[lowbridge]

Did they find a giant prehistoric newspaper too?

[mountainlion]

The title made it sound like an outhouse for the giants of Adams time.

[freekitty]

One of my dogs does that. The same place everyday. I also had one that liked to stack his poo. LOL If it got to high. He just started another next to it. And yes, it was cleaned up regularly.

[Georgia Girl 2]

No its just the old DNC headquarters. :=)

[Slings and Arrows]

True Facts About The Dung Beetle: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1zbgd6xpGQ

[Harold Shea]

Had a horse one time in a 5 acre lot,she would use the same spot.

Made mom mad as Tucker,as granddad used to say.

About once a month have to get the manure spreader and load

All the piles and spread.

Good horse tho.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks SatinDoll for posting this, and the ping, and thanks Renfield for sending the link in FReepmail.

[blueunicorn6]

Speaking of old turds, did anyone watch the Barbra Streisand special?

[fieldmarshaldj]

Did they find the bones of early homosexual males lurking just outside the bathroom ?

[goat granny]

rabbits do it by nature, put a rabbit in a cage and he will defecate in the same place, then eat some of it for extra minerals needed. thats the only way they can digest them...also make great fertilizer for a small garden. My rabbit had a genetic defect that his teeth could not be worn down as with most rabbits that chew on things like wood. I had to catch him periodically and using nippers trim back the front upper and lower teeth or they would grow right through the roof of the mouth. It was not an easy job and took 2 of us to do the trimming. Holding a kicking rabbit is a beatch.

[EinNYC]

Geckos do it, too. My leopard gecko and Tucson banded geckos always deposit their wastes in a certain part of their terraria. Makes cleanup easier, that’s for sure.