June 12, 2024
When I was in Iceland a few years ago, I was amused to see that there was a Penis Museum right in downtown Reykjavik (and, no, I didn’t go in). But I’m not sure it holds a candle to the display that museum owner and curator George Frandsen has put together.
More than 8,000 pieces of fossilized feces from dinosaurs and other creatures are now on display at the Poozeum in Williams, Arizona. Frandsen says that “many people react with a ‘yuck’ face or laughter” when they hear about his displays, “but after witnessing the collection, their reactions often shift to shock at the diverse and intriguing nature of coprolites.”
The largest poop on display, measuring 26.6 inches by 6.2 inches, likely came from a Tyrannosaurus Rex.
Coprolites are not my favorite fossil, but they are a solid #2.