47 dinosaur footprints dating back to 200 million years ago found in Australia
The fossilized footprints display each distinctly three toes left by 47 individual dinosaurs.
Two hundred million years ago, dinosaurs left their mark on a patch of the land that is now Queensland.
Today, this schoolyard boulder with ancient footprints is revealing a vibrant moment in Australia’s prehistoric past.
Dr. Anthony Romilio, a researcher from the University of Queensland’s Dinosaur Lab, has confirmed that this one-square-metre slab contains one of the highest concentrations of dinosaur footprints ever found in Australia.
Over 66 fossilized footprints — left behind in the Early Jurassic period — tell a story of a bustling dinosaur community that once lived here.