Researchers believe that fossilized feces and vomit from dinosaurs can shed light on how the ancient creatures evolved to become a dominant force on Earth.

The analysis of hundreds of fossilized droppings (plus a little bit of petrified vomit) from roughly 230 million years ago shows that dinosaurs persevered because they were not picky eaters.

Uppsala University scientists have analyzed fossilized samples of dinosaur feces to learn more about the ecological influence of dinosaurs. | Earth And The Environment

Fossilized droppings from the Triassic and Jurassic are revealing the diets of some dinosaurs—including a surprising taste for charcoal.

Discover how fossilized poop, or coprolites, unveils fascinating insights into what dinosaurs ate 200 million years ago.

Paleontologists at the University of Uppsala in Sweden studied more than 500 pieces of fossilized dinosaur poop to find out how dinosaurs evolved.

‘We found bones, teeth, fish scales, plant fragments, and even tiny beetles.’

Scientists studied trace fossils called bromalites to reconstruct critical food webs in late Triassic, early Jurassic.

But the way the dinosaurs -- modest creatures initially -- came to supremacy is less well understood. New research that relied heavily on fossilized feces and vomit -- evidence of who is eating what and who is eating whom - provides new clarity on how dinosaurs bested the competition during the Triassic Period.

Researchers believe that fossilized feces and vomit from dinosaurs are shedding light on how the ancient creatures evolved to become dominant on Earth. A recently published study analyzed hundreds of fossilized digestive materials from the Triassic period.