Two underwater sea lilies were eaten and regurgitated around 66 million years ago. They were preserved as fossilized vomit.
Around 66 million years ago, a marine creature from the Cretaceous era munched on some sea lilies and developed an […] ...
What’s 66-million-year-old vomit like? A lot more pleasant than the fresh stuff, says paleontologist Jesper Milan.
Sea lilies, also known as crinoids, have declined in diversity since their kind peaked about 300 million years ago. But more than 650 living species are known, and they remain abundant in many marine ...
Sea lilies, also known as crinoids, have declined in diversity since their kind peaked about 300 million years ago. But more than 650 living species are known, and they remain abundant in many ...
The fossil was found at a cliff in Denmark. Fossilized vomit is called regurgitalite, and it's a type of trace fossil, which tells scientists about an organism's daily life.
Ancient sea lilies are also known as crinoids. “Although they appear plant-like in many respects, they in fact are animals, complete with a digestive system and a nervous system,” the National ...
In the quiet cliffs of Stevns, Denmark, a 79-year-old amateur fossil hunter split open a piece of chalk last November and ...
Sea lilies, also known as crinoids, have declined in diversity since their kind peaked about 300 million years ago, but over 650 living species are known, and they remain abundant in many marine ...
The predator was attempting to eat sea lilies, also called crinoids. The deep-sea creatures, which could be mistaken for plants, still exist today. The fossil also appears to contain bryozoans ...
A marine animal snacked on some sea lilies that did not agree with its stomach—and we now know what happened next Margherita Bassi Daily Correspondent Sixty-six million years ago, a marine ...