The world's biggest dinosaur footprint has been discovered in northwestern Australia. The 5-foot-9-inch sauropod footprint was found in an area of the Dampier Peninsula, a part of Northwest Australia known as "Australia's Jurassic Park", CNN and the Washington Post reported.
According to the study’s lead author, Steve Salisbury, the huge footprint is probably from some kind of sauropod dinosaur. Fossils of these long-necked, large plant-eaters have been found on every continent except Antarctica, so they’re not terribly uncommon. Clearly, the footprint is remarkable because of its size.
The team also believes the tracks could provide a new timeline for dinosaur species in Australia that could provide them with new information on ancient time history.
There are also some of the largest dinosaur track ever recorded…… most of Australia's dinosaur fossils, which come from the eastern side of the continent and are between 115 and 90 million years old, according to the study’s lead author, Steve Salisbury.
Previously, the largest dinosaur footprint was found in Bolivia at 3 feet 9 inches.
Comments
Comments are closed for this article.