Fossilized Dinosaur Vomit 22
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...."
Look for the jurassic worm (Score:2, Funny)
Gross (Score:1, Funny)
undigestible bits (Score:2, Funny)
>>``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?
Spinal Tap (Score:3, Funny)
couldn't help myself
Re:Spinal Tap (Score:1)
This reminds me of Shawshank Redemtion... (Score:2, Funny)
Probably cause (Score:1)
Humans are the only species disgusted by vomit... (Score:5, Interesting)
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.
Re:Humans are the only species disgusted by vomit. (Score:2, Funny)
Thanks to your post, I know why.
Re:Humans are the only species disgusted by vomit. (Score:1)
Re:Humans are the only species disgusted by vomit. (Score:3, Insightful)
Re:Humans are the only species disgusted by vomit. (Score:1)
No, but I do want to puke when it does.
What they also found (Score:2, Funny)
Standard contents (Score:1)
Found Nearby... (Score:2)