March 28, 2017 - On the rocky coast of Western Australia, a remarkable 16-mile stretch of land has yielded the world’s most varied collection of dinosaur tracks, including some measuring nearly six feet long, making them among the world’s largest. Over 120 million years ago the fossil tracks were formed in mud, now solid sandstone. Members of the Goolarabooloo, an indigenous group from the region, feared a planned natural gas plant could damage the tracks, which are important to their cultural history. Responding to their request, researchers from the University of Queensland and James Cook University surveyed the Dampier Peninsula sites on foot and by drone. The result is an unparalleled record of tracks from 21 different dinosaur species.
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World's Largest Dino Tracks Found in Real-Life 'Jurassic Park'
