Different Dinosaur Species May Have Really Traveled Together Like in the Movies

First Evidence Of A Dinosaur Herd Combining Two Species Revealed In Cretaceous Tracks

Did they travel together in a symbiotic relationship, or were they briefly brought together by thirst or fear of the ultimate predator?

Fossil footprints reveal dinosaurs of different species herded together

Multispecies herding may have been a defence strategy against common apex predators like T rexes

Different dinosaur species may have really traveled together like in the movies

A newly discovered trove of fossilized footprints provides what may be the first evidence of prehistoric diversity in dinosaur herds, though not everyone is convinced.

Remarkable set of tracks suggests different dinosaurs herded together

Late Cretaceous dinosaur tracks found in Canada might have been made by different species walking together, but the evidence is far from conclusive

Dinosaurs roamed in multi-species herds, fossilized footprints show

In Africa, wildebeest and zebra roam the plains in multi-species herds. The blended communities aren’t random animal amalgamations–zoologists believe the populations coalesce for mutual defense against predators. But based on recently discovered footprints in Alberta, Canada, paleontologists now suspect the tactic isn’t a modern evolutionary development—even dinosaurs may have participated in similar multi-species herding patterns. The findings …

Dinosaur tracks reveal first evidence of mixed-species herding behavior

Footprints of a multispecies herd of dinosaurs discovered in Canada demonstrate the social interaction between different dinosaur species 76 million years ago, according to findings in a new study published in the journal PLOS One.