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Fossilized Dinosaur Vomit

Posted by timothy on from the and-to-greg-f.-I-leave-the-following dept.

FortKnox writes: "Yeah, I didn't believe it either, but British scientists believe they have found fossilized vomit from a marine dinosaur. Its from a Jurassic period dinosaur. Apparently, fossilized vomit has been found before, but this is the oldest. So, next time you vomit, imagine who might find it in the far distant future...."

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  1. Look for the jurassic worm by Unknown+Poltroon · · Score: 2, Funny

    from the tequela.

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  2. undigestible bits by tchdab1 · · Score: 2, Funny

    >>Doyle said it was unlikely the shells passed through the ichthyosaur's intestines because they would have damaged the soft tissue.

    >>``The only alternative is that the shells were vomited out, in much the same way that modern-day sperm whales regurgitate the indigestible beaks of squid they have eaten,'' he said.

    So the reaction I get when I eat at Taco Bell, I have evolution to thank for that?

  3. Spinal Tap by Deanasc · · Score: 3, Funny
    Yeah the dinosaur was a drummer for Tap. He died choking on vomit, not his own.

    couldn't help myself

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  4. This reminds me of Shawshank Redemtion... by jonistron · · Score: 2, Funny

    Remember that part where they are looking for rocks? scientist 1: "I've found a new species of dinosaur that must have lived totally in a larval state!!" scientist 2: "Why, thats thats just vomit, Bill."

  5. Humans are the only species disgusted by vomit... by Bonker · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Mainly because, as social animals, we developed the ability to regurgiate possibly bad or poisonous food on instinct, rather than wait for it to start harming us.

    Most other animals have a much more egalitarian approach to vomit. Birds habitually regurgitate partially digested food to feed their chicks. Ever wonder why your dog wants to lick your face? In the wild, this behavior by puppies stimulates adult wolves to 'share' their kill with their young by vomiting back up.

    In the article, it goes on about how many animals have a staple food that they simply cannot digest all of. In this case, the dino couldn't digest the shells it was eating the meat out of. Instead, it simply puked them back up rather than damage its intestine. The same thing happens today in whales, who spit the beaks of squid back out after it digests them.

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  6. Re:Humans are the only species disgusted by vomit. by rjamestaylor · · Score: 2, Funny
    Sigh. The closests (and only) parking space available outside the escrow office this morning had a freshly made pile of driver side vomit that was slowly drifting downhill. I drove around the lot *twice* before settling on that spot. No one else would park there either -- other people doubleparked or stopped in tow-away zones instead.

    Thanks to your post, I know why.

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  7. What they also found by Tickenest · · Score: 2, Funny

    Just a few feet away, the scientists discovered the world's first elementary school cafeteria.

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  8. Re:Humans are the only species disgusted by vomit. by Yottabyte84 · · Score: 3, Insightful

    That is *not* vomit.

  9. Found Nearby... by dbretton · · Score: 2

    ... was a fossilized picture of Camryn Manheim.

    ...Naked!