B.C. Researchers Confirm Three-Toed Dinosaur Footprint Discovery

April 18, 2025, 1:20 am

Researchers in northeastern British Columbia have confirmed the presence of distinctive three-toed dinosaur footprints featuring a club-like tail. Detailed measurements indicate the footprints are about 30 centimeters long, suggesting the animal might have measured around five to six metres in length. The study provides important paleontological insights by revealing that armored dinosaurs roamed the region during the early formation of the Rocky Mountains, thereby reshaping our understanding of prehistoric life in this part of Canada.


torontosun.com / B.C. researchers confirm footprints of three-toed dinosaur with club-like tail

Armoured dinosaurs with clubbed tails once roamed in what is now northeastern British Columbia, a new study suggests, leaving three-toed footprints across the landscape when the Rocky Mountains were still in their infancy. The study published this month in the peer-reviewed Journal of Vertebrate...

theglobeandmail.com / B.C. researchers confirm footprints of three-toed dinosaur with club-like tail

Dinosaur footprints measure about 30 centimetres in length, suggesting the animal would have been about five to six metres long

thestar.com / B.C. researchers confirm footprints of three-toed dinosaur with club-like tail

Armoured dinosaurs with clubbed tails once roamed in what is now northeastern British Columbia, a new study suggests, leaving three-toed footprints across the landscape when the Rocky Mountains were still in their infancy.

winnipegfreepress.com / B.C. researchers confirm footprints of three-toed dinosaur with club-like tail


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