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The food remnants in the coprolite would tell whether the animal was a carnivore, herbivore, or omnivore. A carnivore's dung would not contain plant matter and would likely have bone fragments. An herbivore's dung would probably have some amount of undigested plant fibers left in it. An omnivore's would probably have a combination of plant and animal remnants, unless it had only eaten one of those recently.

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Q: How does coprolite help us determine if a dinosaur was a carnivore or herbivore?
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How does coprolite help us determine if a dinosaur is a carnivore or herbivore?

Scientists can examine the contents in coprolites. If they contain bones, teeth, etc., then they can determine the animal was a carnivore. If they contain only certain minerals that can be traced to plants, with no bone, teeth, etc., they can determine the animal was more than likely an herbivore.


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Was the dinosaur called apatosaurus a meat water carinivore or a plant eater herbivore?

It was a herbivore! They would eat plants and grass! Unlike the T-rex because the T-rex was a carnivore! :D