Earth and Planetary Sciences
8 years ago

Dinosaur footprints reveal ancient predator-prey relationships in Central Italy.

Theropod and sauropod footprints in the Early Cretaceous (Aptian) Apenninic Carbonate Platform (Esperia, Lazio, Central Italy): a further constraint on the palaeogeography of the Central-Mediterranean area
Fabio Massimo Petti, Maria Alessandra Conti, Umberto Nicosia, Gianluca Perugini, Eva Sacchi

Paper Summary

Dinosaur footprints were found in Central Italy, showing small theropods and medium sauropods lived there in the Early Cretaceous period. This discovery helps us understand the ancient geography of the Central-Mediterranean area.

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