LiamL Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 I'd like to share with you a dinosaur footprint I recovered off the beach on Saturday. It comes from the Saltwick Formation, Whitby I know that dinosaur footprints are much harder to prove without absolute doubt since they are trace fossils unlike bone or ammonites ect. But I think this is a really good example as the three toes can be clearly seen. Not much of a heel so probably didnt put it's foot fully flat on the sand, which I've heard happened often (correct me if i'm wrong) 1 18 Yorkshire Coast Fossil Hunter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilus Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 Nice! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Top Trilo Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 Cool find! Did you find this at your typical ammonite locality? Have you ever found one of these at this location? 1 “If fossils are not "boggling" your mind then you are simply not doing it right” -Ken (digit) "No fossil is garbage, it´s just not completely preserved” -Franz (FranzBernhard) "With hammer in hand, the open horizon of time, and dear friends by my side, what can we not accomplish together?" -Kane (Kane) "We are in a way conquering time, reuniting members of a long lost family" -Quincy (Opabinia Blues) "I loved reading the trip reports, I loved the sharing, I loved the educational aspect, I loved the humor. It felt like home. It still does" -Mike (Pagurus) “The best deal I ever got was getting accepted as a member on The Fossil Forum. Not only got an invaluable pool of knowledge, but gained a loving family as well.” -Doren (caldigger) "it really is nice, to visit the oasis that is TFF" -Tim (fossildude19) "Life's Good! -Adam (Tidgy's Dad) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 Nice find, Liam! Well done. 1 Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 IPFOTM -- MAY - 2024 _________________________________________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pachy-pleuro-whatnot-odon Posted December 7, 2021 Share Posted December 7, 2021 Very nice print! Indeed, a very recognizable one! 1 'There's nothing like millions of years of really frustrating trial and error to give a species moral fibre and, in some cases, backbone' -- Terry Pratchett Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thelivingdead531 Posted December 7, 2021 Share Posted December 7, 2021 Gorgeous print! I’m ! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiamL Posted December 7, 2021 Author Share Posted December 7, 2021 21 hours ago, Top Trilo said: Cool find! Did you find this at your typical ammonite locality? Have you ever found one of these at this location? Yes I've found a fair few now 1 Yorkshire Coast Fossil Hunter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey P Posted December 7, 2021 Share Posted December 7, 2021 Congrats. That looks like a good one. Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Rico Posted December 7, 2021 Share Posted December 7, 2021 Great find mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kmiecik Posted December 7, 2021 Share Posted December 7, 2021 Sweeeeeeeet!!! Mark. Fossil hunting is easy -- they don't run away when you shoot at them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paleoworld-101 Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 Very cool find. This would have been produced by the left foot, based on its preservation as a natural cast, and the orientation of the tip of the middle toe (digit III). 3 "In Africa, one can't help becoming caught up in the spine-chilling excitement of the hunt. Perhaps, it has something to do with a memory of a time gone by, when we were the prey, and our nights were filled with darkness..." -Eternal Enemies: Lions And Hyenas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IsaacTheFossilMan Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 Awesome sauce! I saw this on your instagram, was very impressed... 1 ~ Isaac; www.isaactfm.com "Don't move! He can't see us if we don't move!" - Alan Grant Come to the spring that is The Fossil Forum, where the stream of warmth and knowledge never runs dry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiamL Posted December 8, 2021 Author Share Posted December 8, 2021 7 hours ago, Paleoworld-101 said: Very cool find. This would have been produced by the left foot, based on its preservation as a natural cast, and the orientation of the tip of the middle toe (digit III). Very cool to know, is it from a theropod? Yorkshire Coast Fossil Hunter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 Here is a paper describing the footprints from that area. PAL_E4041.pdf 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanotyrannus35 Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 Good and pretty rare find! Enthusiastic Fossil Hunter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paleoworld-101 Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 17 hours ago, LiamL said: Very cool to know, is it from a theropod? That would be my guess, although you'd have to question mark it. 1 "In Africa, one can't help becoming caught up in the spine-chilling excitement of the hunt. Perhaps, it has something to do with a memory of a time gone by, when we were the prey, and our nights were filled with darkness..." -Eternal Enemies: Lions And Hyenas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 I thought this was going to be one of those 'dino egg' like post. I was quite impressed when I open this post and took a look at the photo's. Quite nice indeed RB 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Fischer Posted December 26, 2021 Share Posted December 26, 2021 Obviously it COULD be a theropod but is it possible that this is an Ornithopod? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scylla Posted December 26, 2021 Share Posted December 26, 2021 Nice print! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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