llgames168 Prehistoric 66-million-year-old vomit found in Denmark
PRIZED PUKE Handout picture taken on June 10, 2024 and released on Jan. 27 by the Ostsjllands Museum in Faxen, Denmark, shows a regurgitated clump of sea lily fragments from at least two different species of sea lilies that were eaten during...
PRIZED PUKE Handout picture taken on June 10, 2024 and released on Jan. 27 by the Ostsjællands Museum in Faxen, Denmark, shows a regurgitated clump of sea lily fragments from at least two different species of sea lilies that were eaten during the Cretaceous period 66 million years ago. —Agence France-Presse
COPENHAGEN, Denmark — A piece of fossilized vomit, dating back to when dinosaurs roamed the earth, has been discovered in Denmark, the Museum of East Zealand said on Monday.
The find was made by a local amateur fossil hunter on the Cliffs of Stevns, a Unesco-listed site south of Copenhagen.
Article continues after this advertisementWhile out on a walk, Peter Bennicke found some unusual fragments, which turned out to be pieces of sea lily, in a piece of chalk.
FEATURED STORIES GLOBALNATION South Korean passenger plane catches fire, 176 people evacuated GLOBALNATION Chinese mining firm puts P1.4 billion in cash up for grabs among staff GLOBALNATION Prehistoric 66-million-year-old vomit found in Denmark Sea lily fragmentsHe then took the fragments to a museum for examination, which dated the vomit to the end of the Cretaceous era some 66 million years ago.
online slot machines for real moneyAccording to experts, the vomit is made up of at least two different species of sea lily, which were likely eaten by a fish that threw up the parts it could not digest.
Article continues after this advertisement“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.
Article continues after this advertisement ‘Unusual find’Paleontologist Jesper Milan hailed the discovery as “truly an unusual find,” adding it helped explain the relationships in the prehistoric food chain.
Article continues after this advertisement“Sea lilies are not a particularly nutritious diet, as they consist mainly of calcareous plates held together by a few soft parts,” he said.
“But here is an animal, probably some kind of fish, that 66 million years ago ate sea lilies that lived at the bottom of the Cretaceous sea and regurgitated the skeletal parts.” —Agence France-Presse
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