Traces of the last dinosaurs found in Great Britain
Paleontologists have found in Great Britain the traces of the last dinosaurs that walked the Earth. These are the youngest footprints still known to science, according to the journal Proceedings of the Geologists' Association.
The study describes six dinosaur morphotypes that walked the beaches of Folkestone 110 million years ago.
The prints have been found in rocks and on the foreshore at Folkestone Warren. Then they were examined at the University of Portsmouth and the traces of ichnotaxons were identified: cf. Tetrapodosauripus, cf. Irenesauripus, cf. Ornithopodichnus, cf. Amblydactylus, cf. Iguanodontipus and cf. Columbosauripus.
Scientists note a wide variety of dinosaurs in the area at the end of the Early Cretaceous.
In total, more than 100 species of dinosaurs lived in the UK. Traces have been recorded mainly in the south of England, but have also been found in Wales and Scotland. Prior to this, the youngest footprints found in the country had been found in the Barremian stage of the Gault and Upper Greenside Formations.
Earlier, Australian scientists established the weight of the largest dinosaur in history. His remains were found in Australia in 2007, their age was estimated at 96 million years.
