Baby dinosaur foot print found in Scotland

2005-09-19T12:24:00.000-04:00

Amazing fossil puts Scotland's dinosaurs on the map
DIANE MACLEAN

DINOSAUR bones and fossils have been found across the world for thousands of years. They were first classified in the 19th century and every year new remains are discovered which add to our knowledge of these fascinating creatures. One of the most exciting finds to date is shortly to be revealed as coming from Scotland.

Dr Neil Clark from Glasgow's Hunterian Museum is a fossil expert, but specialises in dinosaurs.
Last year two locals on the Isle of Skye, Paul Booth and Dugald Ross, found a set of fossilised footprints. Inside one of the footprints was another fossil that has turned out to be one of the most exciting finds in Scotland. The fossil was even more remarkable for being uncovered in a country not known for its wealth of dinosaur remains.

Dinosaur traces were not found in Scotland until recently. The first bone, from an adult Diplodocus-like dinosaur, was found in 1982. Since then progress has been steady, but slow, with the odd bone or fossil turning up regularly.

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Dinosaurs and Dinosaur Fossils

2005-04-14T22:32:00.000-04:00

This is the first post to the Dinosaurs and Dinosaur Fossils blog. The future blogs will update the progress on the new Dinosaur Directory and Dinosaurs Word Find Puzzles.