Hidden termite coprolites revealed by Synchrotron microtomography inside Eocene–Oligocene filled wood-borings from the Malzieu Basin, Lozère, southern France

Fragments of filled wood-borings were recently discovered from the Eocene–Oligocene Conglomerate and Sandstone Formation of the Malzieu Basin (Lozère, southern France). Propagation phase-contrast X-ray synchrotron microtomography (PPC-SRμCT) was used to characterize their hidden inner structures. Virtual 2D sections and 3D reconstructions show that the inner microstructures of borings display a mudstone–wackestone siliceous matrix including tiny...