170 million-year-old dinosaur tracks discovered on Scottish island

If you haven’t heard of the Isle of Skye, imagine Middle Earth meets Jurassic Park.

On Tuesday, researchers from the University of Edinburgh, Staffin Museum and Chinese Academy of Sciences announced the discovery of dozens of fossilised dinosaur footprints found on the Isle of Skye, off the west coast of Scotland.

The prints belonged to two distinct species of dinosaur and are roughly 170 million years old. Researchers say it’s impossible to tell exactly which species these were. We know they were sauropods (a family long-necked herbivores, including the likes of Brontosaurus) and theropods (carnivores and older cousins of Tyrannosaurus Rex). Read more…

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