66-million-year-old vomit discovered by amateur fossil hunter in Denmark
- An amateur fossil hunter discovered a piece of animal vomit, known as regurgitalite, dating back 66 million years on a beach in Denmark.
- The find was made by Peter Bennicke at Stevns Klint and was later examined by John Jagt, a lily expert from the Netherlands.
- The vomit contains indigestible parts of at least two species of lily, indicating a fish likely consumed them.
- Jesper Milån from Geomuseum Faxe stated that the discovery provides important new knowledge about the relationship between predators and prey in Cretaceous seas.
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A fossil hunter has discovered a piece of animal vomit that dates back 66 million years on a beach in Denmark, CNN reports. Peter Bennicke noticed a "strange little cluster of lily pads in a piece of chalk" at Stevns Klint, in...
Fossilized vomit found in Denmark dates back 66 million years — prehistoric puke hailed as national treasure
Shark vomit dating back to 66 million years ago has been uncovered in Denmark. The funky find was made by a local fossil hunter and has already been declared a national treasure of historic importance.
The thing about it is that it was vomited up by a fish 66 million years ago.
66-million-year-old fossilised vomit found in Denmark
A fascinating discovery from the Cretaceous period reveals a shark — or possibly another fish — may have swallowed sea lilies, only to later regurgitate the indigestible parts, now preserved in a remarkable fossil found in Denmark.
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