An assemblage of vertebrate coprolites and Neodiapsida humeri recovered from Early Triassic sandstone beds in India provides evidence of ecosystem recovery after the Permo-Triassic mass extinction. Saurabh Pal published this dataset on figshare in April 2026, characterizing fossils based on external features, biotic inclusions, and chemical nature. Several coprolites contain inclusions of ganoid fish scales and conchostracan valves, indicating carnivorous producers with a piscivorous diet.
Use Cases
- Analyzing predator diet and trophic interactions based on preserved biotic inclusions like fish scales and conchostracan valves.
- Characterizing coprolite morphotypes and ichnotaxa based on external features and chemical nature.
- Studying the recovery of Neodiapsida lineages, tentatively attributed to Archosauromorpha, in Early Triassic ecosystems.
- Investigating the faunal composition and ecological niches within the non-marine Panchet Formation.
Strengths
- Includes well-preserved biotic inclusions (ganoid fish scales, conchostracan valves) within coprolites.
- Data is published with a CC-BY-4.0 license, allowing for open reuse.
- Fossils are described from a specific geological horizon (Early Triassic Panchet Formation).
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- The dataset is 7.2 MB, suggesting a relatively small sample size.
Provenance
- Source
- figshare
- Collection Method
- Field collection and laboratory analysis of fossil specimens.
- Time Range
- Early Triassic
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-28 17:23:18; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Panchet Formation, India