Dinosaur tracks were discovered on the rock formation in the Stelvio National Park in the Alps. The age of the find surpasses 200 million years, reports the newspaper Repubblica.
Dinosaur tracks aged 200 million years uncovered
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Unusual imprints on the cliffs were first noticed on September 14. They were spotted by a professional nature photographer using binoculars; he headed to the mountain valley to photograph deer and vultures.
The following day, the authenticity of the discovery was confirmed by a research team, which, together with national park representatives and carabinieri, surveyed the location using a drone.
“Thousands of prints up to 40 centimeters wide, some showing 4 claws, stretch across an area of 5 kilometers,” the publication’s piece states.
Journalists surmised that about 200 million years ago, this spot was a warm muddy lagoon, traversed by large herds of herbivorous dinosaurs, most likely Plateosauruses.
Previously, archaeologists in Bolivia uncovered over 16 thousand dinosaur tracks. The finding was made on the shore of an ancient body of water. The study, conducted by archaeologist Raul Esperante, describes the prints of three-toed theropods. The dimensions of the found impressions range from small to large (30 centimeters).
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