Largest ever dino footprint found in ‘Australia’s Jurassic Park’
- 7 years ago
BRISBANE — Back when dinosaurs roamed the earth, a whole bunch of them apparently did their roaming in Western Australia, stomping all over Walmadany on the Dampier Peninsula.
According to a press release by the University of Queensland, more than 21 different dino tracks have been found along the 16-mile coastline, earning it the nickname “Australia’s Jurassic Park.”
For five years, a team of paleontologists from the university studied thousands of prints, mapping the tracks with the help of drones and planes.
Their most spectacular find is one that measures 5 feet, 9 inches- roughly the height of an average American man. It’s the largest dinosaur print ever recorded, topping the 3-foot-9-inch one found in Bolivia last July, reports CNN.
The massive footprint had once belonged to a sauropod, a herbivorous long-necked dinosaur which would have been 17 feet high at the hips.
Record-breaking print aside, the team also found tracks confirming that the spiky-tailed stegosaurus once called the land down under home as well.
According to a press release by the University of Queensland, more than 21 different dino tracks have been found along the 16-mile coastline, earning it the nickname “Australia’s Jurassic Park.”
For five years, a team of paleontologists from the university studied thousands of prints, mapping the tracks with the help of drones and planes.
Their most spectacular find is one that measures 5 feet, 9 inches- roughly the height of an average American man. It’s the largest dinosaur print ever recorded, topping the 3-foot-9-inch one found in Bolivia last July, reports CNN.
The massive footprint had once belonged to a sauropod, a herbivorous long-necked dinosaur which would have been 17 feet high at the hips.
Record-breaking print aside, the team also found tracks confirming that the spiky-tailed stegosaurus once called the land down under home as well.