A significant discovery has been made in Denmark, where local fossil hunter Peter Bennicke found a piece of fossilized vomit on the Cliffs of Stevns. Dating back to the late Cretaceous era, around 66 million years ago, the vomit contains fragments of sea lily that were likely consumed and regurgitated by a fish. Experts from the Museum of East Zealand emphasize the importance of such finds in understanding ancient ecosystems and food chains, noting that the nutritional value of sea lilies was low, providing insights into the diets of prehistoric fish.
Paleontologist Jesper Milan hailed the discovery as 'truly an unusual find', adding it helped explain the relationships in the prehistoric food chain.
'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.
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