Nov 2, 2023 · A new study has shown that the fossilized feces of cave hyenas can help us learn more about the extinct wooly rhinoceros, a giant herbivore that roamed the Eurasian steppes …

Jun 26, 2017 · In a twist for archaeologists, two ancient human sites in Spain recently yielded a treasure trove of bones—packed inside mounds of fossilized hyena poop.

Mar 27, 2012 · Researchers are using DNA from fossilized poop of the cave hyena, an ancient mammal which went extinct during the late Pleistocene approximately 20,000 years ago, to …

Mar 28, 2024 · Spotted hyenas of high and low social status have acquired epigenetic differences, detectable in their scat, according to new research.

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Nov 1, 2023 · Fossilized poo never stops surprising. By analysing droppings from extinct hyenas, palaeontologists have reconstructed DNA from an ice-age woolly rhino 1.

Feb 14, 2009 · But today’s installment isn't just a laughing matter, it’s record-breaking: Researchers have discovered the oldest human hair ever—between about 200,000 and …

Nov 8, 2023 · Paleontologists found coprolites (fossilized feces) belonging to cave hyenas inside two caves in Germany, according to a study published in The Royal Society's Biology Letters. …

Jan 30, 2024 · Scientists reconstructed the mitochondrial genome of a European Woolly Rhinoceros for the first time. Extracting DNA from fossilized hyena feces was critical to the …