US EditionTrove of dinosaur footprints found at Australian school
- A large beige boulder at Biloela State High School hid 66 fossilized footprints from 47 dinosaurs, as discovered by paleontologist Anthony Romilio from the University of Queensland.
- These footprints date back to the early Jurassic period, nearly 200 million years ago, marking one of the highest concentrations found in a single slab in Australia.
- The school community was shocked but excited to learn about their unique fossil site, as expressed by deputy principal David Hall.
- Romilio emphasized the importance of these footprints, highlighting that they provide a critical window into dinosaur behavior during a time when no dinosaur bones have been found in Australia.
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Dozens of 3-toed dinosaurs leave their mark in Queensland
A University of Queensland researcher has confirmed a boulder at a regional school contains one of the highest concentrations of dinosaur footprints per square metre ever documented in Australia.
·Washington, United States
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Students Walked Past This Rock for 20 Years. It Turned Out to Host 66 Dinosaur Footprints From the Jurassic Period
A paleontologist studied the 200-million-year-old prints that had been hiding in plain sight, then discovered even more tracks in another rock sitting in a nearby parking lot
·United States
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