One giant step: first known adult T rex footprints found in North Dakota

A rare discovery in North Dakota has revealed the first confirmed trackway of an adult Tyrannosaurus rex, preserved in a 23-foot-long sequence of four three-toed footprints—two left and two right. Found in the Hell Creek Formation, a renowned dinosaur fossil site, the footprints date back to the late Cretaceous period, offering new insights into the predator’s movement. Researchers from Colorado and the UK first identified the trackway last year, marking a significant find in paleontology. The fossilized path provides direct evidence of how this iconic dinosaur walked during its final days on Earth.

The 23ft-long trackway, consisting of four three-toed footprints, two left and two right, date from 66.5m years ago The first known series of footprints from an adult Tyrannosaurus rex has been found in North Dakota by a team of scientists.The 23ft-long trackway – consisting of four three-toed footprints, two left and two right – was first identified in the south-west of the state, in the dinosaur fossil area known as Hell Creek Formation, last year by researchers from the Denver Museum of Nature and Science in Colorado and Liverpool John Moores University in the UK. Continue reading...