Bromalite

Bromalites are the fossilized remains of material sourced from the digestive system of organisms.

However, other types are recognised, including: regurgitalites (fossilized remains of vomit or other regurgitated objects such as owl pellets); cololites (intestinal contents); and gastrolites (stomach contents).

Whilst coprolites and regurgitalites are often difficult to tie to a specific producer, all bromalites potentially provide important and sometimes unique evidence concerning diet and other trophic factors.

"Bromalites from the Soom Shale Lagerstätte (Upper Ordovician) of South Africa: Palaeoecological and palaeobiological implications".

233-240 pp., In: (M. De Renzi, M. Pardo, M. Belinchón, E. Peñalver, P. Montoya & A. Márquez Aliaga, Eds), Current Topics on Taphonomy and Fossilization.