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Footprints found in Australia are the oldest evidence of clawed animals ever found

'A single track-bearing slab calls into question everything we thought we knew about when modern tetrapods evolved.'

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Footprints found in Australia are the oldest evidence of clawed animals ever found.
Scientists uncover 66 dinosaur footprints on school rock slab in Queensland.

Scientists uncover 66 dinosaur footprints on school rock slab in Queensland

“Significant fossils like this can sit unnoticed for years, even in plain sight.”

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Rare purple dinosaur footprint discovered on Isle of Wight by fossil tour guide.

Rare purple dinosaur footprint discovered by fossil tour guide on Isle of Wight

The massive footprint, nearly a meter across, was revealed by recent storms that stripped away layers of shingle at Shepherd's Chine.

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Colossal Saurolophus footprints in Mongolia could belong to dinosaur bigger than T-Rex.

Colossal Saurolophus footprints in Mongolia could belong to dinosaur bigger than T-Rex

Until now, the largest known hadrosaurid skeleton belonged to Shantungosaurus, discovered in Shandong province, China, which reached 16 meters in length.

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Pre-Pompeii: Footprints of villagers fleeing Mount Vesuvius found in Salerno

Near the footprint site, archaeologists uncovered burials in tombs covered with tuff slabs, some engraved with decorations. Most of the burials belong to children.

JANUARY 28, 2025
Before Pompeii: Footprints of villagers fleeing ancient Mount Vesuvius eruption discovered in Salerno.