Overview

• The site at Dinosaur Provincial Park preserves 13 ceratopsian imprints alongside a single probable ankylosaur track and a small carnivore print dated to 76 million years ago.
• Two large tyrannosaur tracks intersecting the herd’s path suggest predator stalking behavior influencing group defense strategies.
• Scientists are applying refined digital elevation models and search methods to locate additional tracksites across the park.
• Some paleontologists contend that the ankylosaur prints may instead be poorly preserved hadrosaur footprints, fueling debate over track identification.
• Researchers draw parallels to modern multi-species herds like wildebeest and zebra to infer ancient social dynamics and predator-detection mechanisms.