Hadrosaur Track Site Discovered in Alaska
Research Press Release | September 03, 2014
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Location of the tracks -
Denali National Park, Alaska, USA: track site -
Fossilized hadrosaur tracks: A=adult, B=sub-adults, C= dinosaur tots, D= skin impression
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| Key Points |
・Discovery of one of the greatest dinosaur tracksites in the world ・Tracks were so well preserved that imprints of the skin from the bottom of the feet were visible ・This discovery clarifies that hadrosaurs lived in groups consisting of 84% adults, 3% sub-adults, and 13% dinosaur tots ・Confirmation that hadrosaurs lived through the winter in the Arctic |
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TRACKSITE DISCOVERED IN ALASKA (Perot Museum of Nature and Science, 2014.7.8) |
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| Inquiries |
Yoshitsugu Kobayashi, Associate Professor, Hokkaido University Museum TEL: & FAX: +81-11-706-4730 E-mail: ykobayashi@museum.hokudai.ac.jp |
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Japanese Link |
米国アラスカ州で大量の恐竜足跡化石の発見と北極圏における恐竜の集団行動を解明 | |
| Publications |
Herd structure in Late Cretaceous polar dinosaurs : A remarkable new dinosaur tracksite, Denali National Park, Alaska, USA (Geology, 2014.6.30) |
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