Oldest Dinosaur Footprints on Western Gondwana Found in Northern Chile, Including the Smallest Ever Recorded

Oldest Dinosaur Footprints on Western Gondwana Found in Northern Chile, Including the Smallest Ever Recorded

The footprints indicate that dinosaurs periodically occupied semi-arid floodplains and ephemeral wetlands.

Upper Jurassic dinosaur tracks from the Majala Formation in the Huatacondo area (Tarapacá Basin, Chile): reappraisal of known localities and new tracksite discoveries

The bone record of non-avian dinosaurs from Chile consists of sauropods, theropods, ornithopods, and rare thyreophorans. However, the ichnological record i

160-Million-Year-Old Dinosaur Footprints Discovered in Chile

The newly-discovered theropod and sauropod footprints are part of the Late Jurassic Majala Formation, and represent the oldest dinosaur footprints reported for Chile and the western margin of the ancient supercontinent Gondwana. The post 160-Million-Year-Old Dinosaur Footprints Discovered in Chile appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.