June 8, 2024

Poozeum

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 CNN - The Poozeum. That’s what George Frandsen has dubbed his newly-opened museum in Williams, Arizona, which offers visitors free access to the approximately 8,000 pieces that make up his coprolite collection — better known as fossilized poop. He initially founded the museum as an online resource center in 2014 and created a traveling fossilized poop exhibition to be displayed in museums across the US when he realized they were often not displayed in mainstream places. When interest ramped up, he quit his job and started a brick-and-mortar version. There, visitors can view pieces like the largest fossilized poo by a carnivorous animal (26.6 inches by 6.2 inches), which likely came from a Tyrannosaurus Rex. MORE

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