Article 50JS4 Stegosaurus footprints found on Isle of Skye

Stegosaurus footprints found on Isle of Skye

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Nicola Davis
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Grapefruit-sized tracks are first evidence that iconic dinosaurs roamed Scotland

Grapefruit-sized depressions found in rocks on the Isle of Skye have revealed that a type of stegosaurus once wandered the landscape, researchers say.

The newly discovered tracks form a single line, a few metres long, with a right-left pattern and two different-sized prints - as would be expected for an animal on all fours - with one set larger and triangular-shaped, and the other set smaller and further forwards.

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