The fossil was found at a cliff in Denmark. Fossilized vomit is called regurgitalite, and it's a type of trace fossil, which tells scientists about an organism's daily life.

Instead, things like ammonites or corals are the most common fossils; and of course, crinoids are a coveted find. Crinoids are often referred to as “sea lilies” even though they’re ...

Crinoids, often referred to as sea lilies or feather stars, are marine animals that belong to the class Crinoidea within the phylum Echinodermata. They have a rich evolutionary history dating back ...

Two underwater sea lilies were eaten and regurgitated around 66 million years ago. They were preserved as fossilized vomit.

And that's why there are still bits of unchewed crinoid in it," he says. There were thousands of species of fish in the area at the time, so it's not clear what type of fish did the chewing.