120-Million-Year-Old Dinosaur Footprints Found in Australia's Polar Region

The discovery of 24 dinosaur tracks in Victoria provides new insights into the Early Cretaceous polar ecosystem.

Palaeontologists uncovered 24 dinosaur footprints in the Wonthaggi Formation, southeast of Melbourne, dating back 120-128 million years.
The tracks include 18 made by large theropods and 6 by small ornithopods, indicating a diverse dinosaur population.
The footprints suggest that large carnivorous theropods preyed on smaller dinosaurs, fish, and turtles in this ancient polar environment.
The discovery highlights that these dinosaurs lived in a region with long polar nights and warmer climates due to the absence of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current.
The presence of juvenile tracks hints that these dinosaurs may have nested and raised their young in the area.