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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Adithi Ramakrishnan

Fossilized dinosaur feces and vomit help scientists reconstruct the creatures' rise

Dinosaur Poop - (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Using fossilized feces and vomit samples from Poland, scientists have reconstructed how dinosaurs came to dominate the Earth millions of years ago.

Researchers aren't sure whether dinosaurs' rise over the course of 30 million years happened because of luck, skill, climate or some combination. But they came away knowing this: “It was not a sudden thing,” said study co-author Martin Qvarnström from Uppsala University.

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