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Williams, Arizona – 7 June 2024
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1. SOUNDBITE (English) George Frandsen, President & Curator:
“This is the museum. It’s the world’s largest collection of fossilized poop.”
2. exterior of Poozeum
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3. SOUNDBITE (English) George Frandsen, President & Curator:
“Everything from the largest coprolite from a tyrannosaur all the way down to a little termite.”
4. STILL largest coprolite
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5. SOUNDBITE (English) George Frandsen, President & Curator:
“In a piece of petrified or fossilized wood.”
6. Smallest coprolite
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7. SOUNDBITE (English) George Frandsen, President & Curator:
“So when I was 18, I found my first coprolite in a rock and fossil shop in Moab, Utah.”
8. Coprolite
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9. SOUNDBITE (English) George Frandsen, President & Curator:
“When I saw it and I asked the guy about it and he said, well, that’s a fossilized poop
10. Coprolite
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11. SOUNDBITE (English) George Frandsen, President & Curator:
“it was fascinating. It was funny. It was gross. But I learned very quickly it could tell us so much about our prehistoric past.
12. STILL coprolite from crocodilian
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13. SOUNDBITE (English) George Frandsen, President & Curator:
“Coprolites are like little time capsules of the past. So what we can learn from them is. Prehistoric animal diet, physiology, environment and animal interactions.”
14. STILL coprolites
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15. SOUNDBITE (English) George Frandsen, President & Curator:
“This coprolite is the largest coprolite from a carnivore ever discovered.”
16. Guinness world record sign
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17. SOUNDBITE (English) George Frandsen, President & Curator:
“It’s most likely from a T-Rex due to its size location where it was found.”
18. Bone fragment
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19. SOUNDBITE (English) George Frandsen, President & Curator:
“You can see bits of bone throughout there, little dark pieces.”
20. Coprolite
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21. SOUNDBITE (English) George Frandsen, President & Curator:
“And instead of a break, you can see a sharp cut. And that’s from Tyrannosaurus teeth.”
22. Exterior of store
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23. SOUNDBITE (English) George Frandsen, President & Curator:
“But we also have another one. It’s a dinosaur bone with a poop on top of it, and they fossilized together into one piece, which is pretty fascinating.”
24. Exterior of store
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25. SOUNDBITE (English) George Frandsen, President & Curator:
“So far the reception has been fantastic. People are really excited, especially young people. They come in and they’re excited to see old poo. They’re excited to see dinosaurs. It is really something that strikes a chord with a lot of young people and families that are visiting the area.”
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STORYLINE:
A new museum in northern Arizona features the fossilized feces of prehistoric animals. The Poozeum opened this spring in Williams along Route 66.
The president and curator, George Frandsen, has been collecting the fossils known as coprolites for nearly three decades. His museum features roughly 7,000 specimens, including one suspected to be from a Tyrannosaurus rex. Frandsen holds two Guinness Book of World Records titles for parts of his collection.
AP Video by Ty ONeil
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