Poozeum
Sign in to saveThe Poozeum is a museum in Williams, Arizona, United States, dedicated to coprolites (fossilized feces). It was founded in 2014 as a website and resource center by George Frandsen, who owns the world's largest collection of coprolites. Pieces from Frandsen's collection served as a traveling exhibition before the Poozeum opened its physical location in 2024.
Wikidata facts
- Named after
- feces
- Field of work
- coprolite
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Williams
- Official website
- poozeum.com
- Motto
- #1 for fossilized #2
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- inception
- 2014-00-00
- street address
- 109 West Railroad Avenue, Williams, Arizona 86046
- Commons category
- Poozeum
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Encyclopedic overview
9 sectionsContents
- History
- Operations
- Coprolite collection
- ''Barnum'', the largest carnivore coprolite
- Other coprolites
- Gallery
- See also
- References
- External links
The Poozeum is a museum in Williams, Arizona, United States, dedicated to coprolites (fossilized feces). It was founded in 2014 as a website and resource center by George Frandsen, who owns the world's largest collection of coprolites. Pieces from Frandsen's collection served as a traveling exhibition before the Poozeum opened its physical location in 2024.
The Poozeum includes 8,000 coprolites, including Barnum, the largest coprolite by a carnivore to have been discovered, a specimen believed to be from a Tyrannosaurus rex.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Poozeum” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.