66-million-year-old vomit fossil discovered in Denmark

NBC

Some discoveries are hard to stomach — literally.

A quirky and fascinating addition to Denmark’s natural history has been uncovered — a 66-million-year-old vomit fossil.

Local fossil hunter Peter Bennicke found the fossil, officially named Danekræ DK-1295, at Stevns Klint in eastern Denmark. "Danekræ" are rare natural treasures of Denmark. They must be evaluated by the national Danekræ committee of the Natural History Museum of Denmark before they receive the designation, according to the University of Copenhagen and the National History Museum Denmark.

Bennicke made the discovery after he noticed a strange collection of sea lily fragments embedded in chalk and to it to Geomuseum Faxe in November, said Jesper Milàn, museum curator at Geomuseum Faxe. After a cleaning and an analysis by Dutch sea lily expert John Jagt, it was determined that the clump contained remains from at least two species of sea lilies, the museum said.

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