Overview

• The footprints, preserved in rippled sandstone at Prince Charles’s Point, date back to the Middle Jurassic period, approximately 167 million years ago.
• Tracks include those of theropods, such as megalosaurs, and sauropods, large herbivores up to three times the size of an elephant.
• Analysis suggests dinosaurs preferred lagoonal environments over exposed mudflats, with theropods and sauropods coexisting in these habitats.
• The site holds dual significance, blending prehistoric insights with its historical role as a refuge for Bonnie Prince Charlie in 1746.
• Researchers used advanced techniques like photogrammetry and 3D modeling to document the tracks, with findings published in the journal PLOS One.