Overview

• A boulder at Biloela State High School in Queensland, Australia, was found to contain one of the highest concentrations of dinosaur footprints ever documented in the country.
• The 66 three-toed footprints belong to the Anomoepus scambus, a small, plant-eating dinosaur from the Early Jurassic period that walked on two legs.
• The fossilized footprints offer a rare glimpse into dinosaur movement and behavior during a time when no skeletal remains from this period have been found in Australia.
• The boulder was donated to the school by Callide Mine in 2002 but its scientific significance went unrecognized for over two decades.
• The discovery, led by University of Queensland researcher Dr. Anthony Romilio, has been published in the journal Historical Biology and is expected to enhance understanding of Australia's prehistoric ecosystems.