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Guinness World Records: Oldest vomit

Guinness World Records logo.Photo: Guinness World Records

On 12 February 2002, a team of palaeontologists, led by Prof. Peter Doyle (Greenwich University, UK) announced their discovery of the fossilised vomit of an ichthyosaur, a large, fish-like marine reptile.

Discovered in a quarry in Peterborough, the 160 million-year-old vomit could provide an insight to the feeding habits of ichthyosaurs.

The arrangement of belemnite shells in the vomit suggest that the reptiles may have eaten the shelled creatures whole, and then regurgitated the shells, much in the same way an owl eats a mouse.

Oldest vomit. Photo: Guinness World Records

This week’s Guinness World Records:

Monday, 24 April – Click here

Tuesday, 25 April – Click here

Wednesday, 26 April – Click here

Thursday, 27 April – Click here

Friday 28 April – Click here

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All records – 17April – 21 April

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Shyleen Choruma

Shyleen is a Journalism graduate with a keen interest in contributing to the digital media landscape of South Africa. she is a Master of Communication and Media student. Shyleen kickstarted her career as a Public Relation Communicator, she has a passion for books and telling jokes.