66-Million-Year-Old Fossilized Vomit Unveiled: A Prehistoric Mystery from the Cretaceous Seas
Paleontologists in Denmark have made a bizarre yet groundbreaking discovery—a 66-million-year-old fossilized vomit, known as regurgitalite. This rare find offers an extraordinary glimpse into the ancient food chain of the Cretaceous period, when dinosaurs roamed the Earth and marine predators ruled the seas.
Discovered by Peter Bennicke at Stevns Klint, a UNESCO World Heritage site known for its rich fossil deposits, the specimen contains the remains of sea lilies, suggesting that a prehistoric fish or shark ate and then vomited up its meal. This discovery sheds new light on prehistoric predator-prey interactions and how marine ecosystems functioned just before the mass extinction event that wiped out the dinosaurs.
What Exactly Is Regurgitalite?
Regurgitalite is the fossilized ...