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Ancient dinosaur tracks have been discovered by scientists on the Isle of Skye, Scotland. They date back all the way to the Middle Jurassic period! This was during a time when Scotland was much warmer than it is now, and dinosaur existence was at its prime!
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Thanks to the fossilised prints, scientists could classify at least two kinds of dinosaurs based on the tracks – sauropods and therapods. Sauropods are the long-necked cousins of Brontosaurus, and Therapods are the sharp-toothed cousins of the T-Rex.
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Approximately 50 footprints were found at the location, where a combination of drone footage and software was used to produce models of the fossilised tracks by the researchers. Although the change of landscape and impact of weathering made it a lot tougher to classify the footprints, the scientists were able to use clues like “shape and orientation of the toes” to differentiate between the two species.
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Looks like the earth was shooketh by giants long before we were around. Well, now we know where our next trip would be! Jurassic Park, here we come!
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