Tag: footprints
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University of Arizona study confirms New Mexico fossils may be earliest evidence of humans in Americas
Tuscon.com has a story about the oldest evidence of human occupation in North America. A 2021 study from the University of Arizona revealed data that dated fossilized footprints from White Sands National Park to 23,000 year ago. This was controversial as the previously excepted oldest human evidence was 17,000 before present. Most of the criticism…
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120-Million-Year-Old Footprints of Polar Dinosaurs Discovered in Australia
SciNews has a story about the discovery of dinosaur footprints in Australia. The footprints date back 120 million years, which corresponds with the early Cretaceous Period. At that time, Australia was still connected to Antarctica. The footprints were found in the Wonthaggi Formation south of Melbourne, Australia. They were made by a medium to large theropod…
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The Latest Find as Water Levels Fall: Dinosaur Tracks in Texas
The New York Times has a story about the discovery of dinosaur footprints. Severe drought conditions across the world are revealing secrets long covered by water. Just outside of Fort Worth, Texas lies Dinosaur Valley State Park, where dinosaur footprints were recently found after the Paluxy River dried up. The footprints date to about 113 million years…
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Scientists in Chile have found a 15,000-year-old footprint, the earliest sign of humans’ presence in the Americas
CNN has a story about the oldest footprint in the Americas. It’s 15,000 years old and was found in Chile. All the details appeared in a paper in the journal PLOS-ONE. A team of scientists in Chile say they’ve found a human footprint that dates back more than 15,000 years — the oldest one ever…
