A long ornithopod trackway at Passagem das Pedra, Sousa Basin preserved in floodplain deposits of Lower Cretaceous.
That corridor was covered in sediment, allowing for the dinosaurs’ footprints to be preserved for millions of years.
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While a few of the footprints were likely made by dinosaurs known as ornithischians or long-necked sauropods, study co-author and Southern Methodist University research associate Diana P. Vineyard said most of the footprints were created by three-toed theropods, or dinosaurs that resemble the Tyrannosaurus rex.
Original article source: ‘Almost identical’ dinosaur tracks found in Brazil and Africa, scientists say
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