66-million-year-old vomit discovered by amateur fossil hunter in Denmark: "Truly an unusual find"
January 27, 2025 / 11:44 AM EST / CBS/AFP
A piece of fossilized vomit, dating back to when dinosaurs roamed the earth, was discovered in Denmark, the Museum of East Zealand said on Monday.
A local amateur fossil hunter made the find on the Cliffs of Stevns, a UNESCO-listed site south of Copenhagen.
While out on a walk, Peter Bennicke found some unusual fragments, which turned out to be pieces of sea lily, in a piece of chalk. ...
"This type of find... is considered very important when reconstructing past ecosystems because it provides important information about which animals were eaten by which," the museum said in a
press release, which also included an image of the fossilized vomit. ...
Researchers have studied ancient regurgitated remains before. Last November, scientists used fossilized feces and vomit samples from Poland to try to determine who was eating whom 200 million years ago, the Associated Press
reported. ...
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