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'Incredibly rare'
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Key Points:
- Archaeologists in North Dakota have discovered the first known continuous running trackway of a T-Rex, consisting of four giant three-toed footprints spanning 23 feet, dating back 66 million years.
- The footprints, each about 3.3 feet long, were found in the Hell Creek Formation in the Badlands and provide rare behavioral insight into the dinosaur’s movement.
- This discovery marks the first time continuous T-Rex tracks have been identified, as previous finds only included single footprints from both adult and juvenile dinosaurs.
- The fossils were uncovered by Colorado schoolteacher Kent Hups, who co-authored a paper emphasizing the importance of curiosity and observation in scientific discovery.
- The footprints will be airlifted by helicopter to the Denver Museum of Nature & Science, where they will be studied alongside T-Rex skeletal remains also found in the area.
