Originally published at: Fossilized dino-vomit discovered in Utah | Boing Boing
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Totally sick!
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So essentially a Jurassic owl pellet.
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It’s a weird assumption that the dinosaur vomited from a standing position, instead of bending down close to the ground. Does any animal vomit while upright? Seems to be a universal instinct to bend down while doing it, at least among mammals.
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Okay, I see how they identified it, but how did they find it? Did someone step in it? /s
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Or as an introduction to Mitch McConnell.
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The violent contraction of the diaphragm (at least in humans) definitely forces one to bend (hunch) over with that helping to direct the vomit stream away from oneself, thereby avoiding a mess on oneself. I’ve only vomited once – but it was a classic example of projectile vomiting. It was during my visit with parents who had relocated to Pennsylvania. I got infected with giardiasis and I had just barely made it to the bathroom. I had no say in hunching over; it just simply happened.
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I imagine vomiting standing up is like sneezing with your eyes open. It may be possible, but you won’t like it. 
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It’s a pet peeve of mine and it seems to happen constantly, that paleontology (and anthropology/archeology/other scientific) articles will often describe something cool and then not include any pictures. You cant taunt me like that! Can anyone find pictures of this particular thing?
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