One giant step: first known T rex footprints found in North Dakota

September 9, 2026 · 2:20 pm 2 sources

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• One giant step: first known T rex footprints found in North Dakota
  The Guardian · September 11, 2026 14:34
  The 23ft-long trackway, consisting of four three-toed footprints, two left and two right, date from 66.5m years ago The first known series of footprints from an adult Tyrannosaurus rex has been found in North Dakota by a team of scientists. The 23ft-long trackway – consisting of four three-toed…

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• A 66.5-million-year-old trackway captures adult T. rex at walking pace
  Phys.org · September 9, 2026 14:20
  Scientists from the Denver Museum of Nature & Science and Liverpool John Moores University in England have discovered the first adult T. rex trackway, providing insights into how this emblematic predator moved. The findings are published in the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology.