Dinosaur Footprint Trove Discovered on Boulder at Queensland School After 20 Years

The boulder, donated by a coal mine in 2002, contains 66 fossilized footprints from 47 dinosaurs dating back 200 million years.

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.