First record of a vertebrate coprolite from the Upper Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) chalk of Stevns Klint Denmark

Jesper Milàn; Adrian P. Hunt; Jan Schulz Adolfssen; Bo W. Rasmussen; Morten Bjerager

First record of a vertebrate coprolite from the Upper Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) chalk of Stevns Klint Denmark

Jesper Milàn, Adrian P. Hunt, Jan Schulz Adolfssen, Bo W. Rasmussen, Morten Bjerager

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The first vertebrate coprolite from the Upper Maastrichtian chalk of Denmark is described. The coprolite is 31 mm long, with a maximum diameter of 11 mm. Computed Tomography scanning of the specimen shows / revealed the internal structure to be tightly coiled, suggesting that the coprolite originates from a small shark with an estimated total length not exceeding 1.2 meters. Coprolites are normally found in abundance in marine deposits worldwide, so the lack of recorded findings from the Danish chalk probably reflects a collecting bias; collectors have simply failed to recognize them.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Fossil record 4
Editors	Robert M. Sullivan, Spencer G. Lucas
Place of Publication	Albuquerque
Publisher	New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science
Pages	227-230
Number of pages	4
Publication status	Published - 2015

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Name	New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin
Volume	67
ISSN (Print)	1524-4156

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Milàn, J., Hunt, A. P., Adolfssen, J. S., Rasmussen, B. W., & Bjerager, M. (2015). First record of a vertebrate coprolite from the Upper Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) chalk of Stevns Klint Denmark. In R. M. Sullivan, & S. G. Lucas (Eds.), Fossil record 4 (pp. 227-230). (New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin; Vol. 67). New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science. https://econtent.unm.edu/digital/collection/bulletins/id/4368/rec/1

Milàn, Jesper ; Hunt, Adrian P. ; Adolfssen, Jan Schulz et al. / First record of a vertebrate coprolite from the Upper Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) chalk of Stevns Klint Denmark. Fossil record 4. editor / Robert M. Sullivan ; Spencer G. Lucas. Albuquerque : New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science, 2015. pp. 227-230 (New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin).

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Milàn, J, Hunt, AP, Adolfssen, JS, Rasmussen, BW & Bjerager, M 2015, First record of a vertebrate coprolite from the Upper Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) chalk of Stevns Klint Denmark. in RM Sullivan & SG Lucas (eds), Fossil record 4. New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin, vol. 67, New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science, Albuquerque, pp. 227-230. <https://econtent.unm.edu/digital/collection/bulletins/id/4368/rec/1>

First record of a vertebrate coprolite from the Upper Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) chalk of Stevns Klint Denmark. / Milàn, Jesper; Hunt, Adrian P.; Adolfssen, Jan Schulz et al.

Fossil record 4. ed. / Robert M. Sullivan; Spencer G. Lucas. Albuquerque : New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science, 2015. p. 227-230 (New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin; Vol. 67).

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First record of a vertebrate coprolite from the Upper Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) chalk of Stevns Klint Denmark

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