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Because it's fossilised poop, and by analysing poo we can put together what went into the stomach to come out the other end like this. Such whether it contains undigested bits of food (like husks on some seeds, fish scales, insect chitin etc) or whether it had a high protein content etc. Even fossilised these things can be tested.

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It can tell about prehistoric diets that the animal had.

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