Josh Chait, the gallery's spokesperson, told CBS News that four of the specimens were found in dinosaur formations dating from Jurassic era. The Natural History Auction on Saturday will include over 350 items, including six lots of coprolite. A paleontologist vetted and prepared the specimen, and mounted the sections of the sample onto four heavy black marble custom bases. It was discovered about two years ago in Washington state. Measuring 3 feet 4 inches long, it could fetch up to $10,000 at I.M. Lot 340 may be the world's longest known example of dinosaur coprolite (or fossilized dung). Priced at $8,000 to $10,000, the fossilized poop boasts an 'even, pale brown-yellow coloring' and is about 40 inches in length. Chait Gallery in Beverly Hills, Calif.Īccording to the gallery's catalogue, this 'enormous and rare' specimen first appeared between the Miocene and Oligocene eras - that's roughly 20 million years ago. What is being described as possibly the longest piece of ancient poop ever found will be sold at an auction on Saturday at the I.M.

If anyone had the guts to guess fossilized excrement, they would be right. Anyone know what coprolite is? Anyone? Anyone?

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