A woman discovered a dinosaur footprint while collecting shells on the Yorkshire coast.
It is the largest specimen ever found to date.
Yorkshire - It was supposed to be a leisurely trip to the beach.
Marie Woods wanted to "collect clams for dinner" on the Yorkshire coast a few weeks ago, as she writes on her Twitter profile.
Instead, the British woman found a footprint on a rock.
Woods, who is also an archaeologist, knew straight away what the print was about.
“Nice dinosaur print,” she commented on the photos of her find on Twitter.
As
reported by
bbc.com
, the woman came across the largest dinosaur footprint discovered to date.
Experts believe the footprint came from a carnivorous dinosaur that was about nine meters tall.
According to a report by
dailymail.co.uk
, the dinosaur (* FR reported), a Megalosaurus, probably lived 175 million years ago.
Dinosaur footprint: experts create a 3D model
Wood explained that the dinosaur footprint could disappear with the tides or the water.
Her colleague John Oxley took a series of photos so that a 3D model of the impression can be made.
The consulted paleontologist Dean Lomax explained that the dinosaur footprint was discovered by fossil collector Rob Taylor in November 2020.
He had shared a photo of the imprint on Facebook, at which time the fossil had not yet been fully exposed, which is why the scientific and media response was initially lacking.
Nice Dino print from today ... I had originally gone to collect shellfish for dinner, but got completely distracted by this beast !!!
pic.twitter.com/gRprZNiTW4
- Marie Woods (@MarieEWoods) April 10, 2021
Earlier this year, a four-year-old discovered a dinosaur footprint while walking between the Welsh towns of Barry and Sully. According to
bbc.com
, the footprint is more than 220 million years old. * FR
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