Dinosaurierspuren vom Monte Buso, Dinosaur footprints site at Monte Buso, Trentino, Italy.
Dinosaur footprints at Monte Buso are fossil impressions preserved in a rock tunnel and dating from the Early Jurassic period. Three-toed negative impressions with claw marks at the front show how these animals actually moved across the ground.
These tracks were discovered in 2010 by researchers from the Trentino Natural Science Museum inside a tunnel dug by the Austro-Hungarian army between 1916 and 1918. The tunnel was originally built for military purposes but inadvertently protected these unique remains from millions of years ago.
This location connects visitors with prehistoric life and reminds them that large reptiles once roamed this area millions of years ago. The interpretive panels on site help explain the significance of these traces for understanding the past.
The site is accessed through the western side of the rock tunnel with the footprints located about 130 meters from the entrance. Walking to this area is moderate and the lighting helps reveal the fine details of the fossil traces.
The footprints belong to medium-sized theropods about two meters tall and seven to eight meters long. The claw marks at the toe ends suggest these animals pressed their claws into the ground as they walked, leaving a record of their hunting abilities.
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