Dinoplagne, Paleontological site in Plagne, France.
Dinoplagne is a paleontological site preserving a 155-meter-long footprint track left by a titanosaur in the natural landscape of the High Jura mountains. The location sits within a protected natural area that displays the scale of these prehistoric creatures.
The site was discovered in 2009 by paleontology enthusiasts and opened to visitors in 2021. This discovery confirmed that such giant dinosaurs once inhabited this European region.
The site reveals how massive dinosaurs once roamed this region, capturing local imagination and becoming part of the area's story. Visitors today can see these prehistoric traces and realize how dramatically different the landscape was millions of years ago.
The site is accessible to pedestrians and offers guided tours to help understand the footprints better. A mobile application provides visitors with orientation and information about the time when dinosaurs roamed the earth.
The preserved footprints were left by plant-eating dinosaurs weighing roughly 30 to 40 tons that walked across an ancient lagoon shore. These animals pressed deep marks into the soft ground that have survived for millions of years.
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