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Sixty-six million years ago, a marine creature, minding its own business at the bottom of a Cretaceous sea, munched on some sea lilies—then didn’t feel too great.
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Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Jan. 2025
The researcher determined that the accumulation consisted of at least two different species of sea lilies mixed together in a lump.
—Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
In the fossil, the hard-to-digest bits of sea lily were encompassed in chalk.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Jan. 2025
These sea lilies had likely been eaten by an animal—possibly some type of fish—that subsequently regurgitated the indigestible parts.
—Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
The predator was attempting to eat sea lilies, also called crinoids.
—James Doubek, NPR, 29 Jan. 2025
Danish officials said the fossil belonged to an animal, and the contents of the vomit contained sea lily remains.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2025
After a cleaning and an analysis by Dutch sea lily expert John Jagt, it was determined that the clump contained remains from at least two species of sea lilies, the museum said.
—Terry Dickerson, NBC News, 27 Jan. 2025
Most closely related to sea urchins, sea stars (aka starfish), sea lilies, and sand dollars, these bottom-dwellers range from as small as one inch long up to six feet.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 15 Nov. 2023
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Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Jan. 2025
The researcher determined that the accumulation consisted of at least two different species of sea lilies mixed together in a lump.
—Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
In the fossil, the hard-to-digest bits of sea lily were encompassed in chalk.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Jan. 2025
These sea lilies had likely been eaten by an animal—possibly some type of fish—that subsequently regurgitated the indigestible parts.
—Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
The predator was attempting to eat sea lilies, also called crinoids.
—James Doubek, NPR, 29 Jan. 2025
Danish officials said the fossil belonged to an animal, and the contents of the vomit contained sea lily remains.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2025
After a cleaning and an analysis by Dutch sea lily expert John Jagt, it was determined that the clump contained remains from at least two species of sea lilies, the museum said.
—Terry Dickerson, NBC News, 27 Jan. 2025
Most closely related to sea urchins, sea stars (aka starfish), sea lilies, and sand dollars, these bottom-dwellers range from as small as one inch long up to six feet.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 15 Nov. 2023
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“Sea lily.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sea%20lily. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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