Photo: Fossil Feces Is Earliest Evidence of N. America Humans

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This coprolite, or fossilized chunk of feces, was found in Oregon's Paisley 5 Mile Point Caves.

Scientists have dated the remains to 14,300 years ago—the oldest evidence yet found of humans in North America.

Photograph by Brian Lanker

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