"Fossilized Vomit and Feces Are Delighting Paleontologists" Topic
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| Tango01 | 30 Mar 2020 3:54 p.m. PST |
"Fossil skeletons tell us a great deal about extinct species; we couldn't piece together ancient life without them. Just as important, however, are the fossils that may not immediately tug at our imaginations, fill us with awe, or even be recognizable to non-paleontologists. The traces that an animal made during its life—footprints, tail drags, nests, burrows, feces, and vomit—are all examples of ichnofossils. These may not draw museum crowds the way a T. rex skull would, but they reveal behavior and offer insightful clues into the ancient environment. That we are not only able to discover such things after millions of years but recognize them for what they are is absolutely astounding. Two papers published this month reveal exciting new ichnofossil discoveries. Describing two very different species from two different geologic ages, they are nonetheless connected by one important detail: These fossils preserve digestive residue—vomit and poop—expelled by long-gone creatures…"
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| Zephyr1 | 30 Mar 2020 9:09 p.m. PST |
Paleontologist 1 to Paleontologist 2: "Go ahead, lick it. I dare you." (This may have really happened…) |
| Swampster | 31 Mar 2020 2:37 a.m. PST |
Well, licking fossil bones can help to identify them. |
| Tango01 | 31 Mar 2020 12:29 p.m. PST |
Ha!Ha!Ha!…. Amicalement
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| JMcCarroll | 01 Apr 2020 3:02 p.m. PST |
Perhaps it is the first time a taco salad was consumed? |
| Tango01 | 02 Apr 2020 11:32 a.m. PST |
Dude…! (smile) Amicalement
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