Jurassic Barf: Puke From 150 Million Years Ago Reveals Prehistoric Predator

Fossilized vomit dates back to the Late Jurassic, a time when dinosaurs still roamed. It’s possible a bowfin fish upchucked to distract a predator. The site was a pond long ago, home to amphibians and fish. The researchers published a study on the puke in the journal Palaios late last month. The scientists found frog bones, including some that likely came from a tadpole, and bits from a salamander. They jokingly referred to the fossil find as the “fish-puked tadpole”

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