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66-million-year-old fossilized fish vomit found in Denmark

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The fish vomit fossil. (Courtesy of Sten Lennart Jakobsen)
The fish vomit fossil. (Courtesy of Sten Lennart Jakobsen)

A fossil hunter walking along beachside cliffs in Denmark found a small but notable fossil in January. It turned out to be a fossilized regurgitate — or vomit — that's around 66 million years old.

Here & Now's Scott Tong talks to Jesper Milàn, a paleontologist at Geomuseum Faxe in Denmark, about the fossil.

This segment aired on February 27, 2025.

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