Morgan BellDinosaur tracks found in Victoria
October 22nd 2007 21:00
Photo: Anthony J. Martin
Paleontologists from Emory University, Monash University and the Museum of Victoria have discovered fossil tracks belonging to large, carnivorous dinosaurs in Victoria.
This amazing discovery lends even more credibility to what scientists have long thought - that Australia was home to the biggest animals to walk the earth.
Three separate dinosaur tracks about 14 inches long were discovered showing at least two or three partial toes, and were likely made by large carnivorous dinosaurs on river floodplains about 115 million years ago during the Cretaceous Period.
Based on these track sizes, Anthony Martin, senior lecturer in environmental studies at Emory, was able to conclude that these dinosaurs were 4.6 to 4.9 feet tall at the hip.
Buoyed by this discovery, Martin is confident and optimistic that additional tracks will now be found given the track examples they have in hand.
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