Jurassic sea monsters swam ashore to vomit, fossils suggest

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 23 Sept, 16:03

Fossilised vomit suggests plesiosaurs swam to shallow coastal waters to regurgitate indigestible prey remains.

Scientists studying fossilised vomit recovered from drill cores off the Norwegian coast have concluded that plesiosaurs, long-necked marine reptiles from the Jurassic period, deliberately swam to shallower waters to vomit. The finding is based on more than twenty lumps of fossilised vomit and was published in the journal Geological Magazine.

How it is being reported

• Newly discovered fossils suggest giant marine dinosaur came to coastline to vomitGB News · 23 Sept, 15:49
• Prehistoric puke! Queasy sea monsters swam to shore to vomit, Jurassic fossils revealDaily Mail · 23 Sept, 00:02

In this story: Plesiosaurs · Norwegian coast · Geological Magazine · Dr Dirk Knaust

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