Jurassic sea monsters swam ashore to vomit, fossils suggest

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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.

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• Newly discovered fossils suggest giant marine dinosaur came to coastline to vomitNewly discovered fossils have suggested that a giant marine dinosaur came to the coastline to throw up. Plesiosaurs, the long-necked marine reptiles that patrolled Jurassic oceans, apparently swam towards shallower coastal waters for the specific purpose of vomiting up the indigestible remains of their prey. A study published today in the journal Geological Magazine was based on more than twenty lumps of fossilised vomit recovered from drill cores taken roughly 30 miles off the Norwegian coast. The fossils were identified by Dr Dirk Knaust, a palaeontologist employed by the Norwegian energy…GB News · 23 Sept, 15:49
• Prehistoric puke! Queasy sea monsters swam to shore to vomit, Jurassic fossils revealPrehistoric sea monsters weren't always quite so fierce as their reputation suggests, as scientists find that the queasy giants had to swim ashore to vomit.Daily Mail · 23 Sept, 00:02

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

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