Overview
- Regional officials and Italian researchers announced the discovery Tuesday in Stelvio National Park between Bormio and Livigno.
- Authorities described the site as one of the largest footprint collections in Europe, with many impressions up to 40 cm across showing clear toes and claws.
- The tracks are preserved in Upper Triassic dolomitic rocks and provide evidence of herd movement and possible circular gatherings.
- Experts attribute most prints to prosauropods and say there may also be traces from predatory dinosaurs and other archosaurs.
- The near-vertical, remote, snow-covered outcrop will be documented with drones and remote sensing after photographer Elio Della Ferrera spotted it in September.