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25+ min ago (216+ words) MILAN (AP) " A wildlife photographer stumbled upon one of the oldest and largest known collections of dinosaur footprints, dating back about 210 million years to the Triassic Period, high in an Italian national park near the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympic venue of Bormio, officials announced Tuesday. The discovery in the Stelvio National Park was striking for the sheer number of footprints, estimated at as many as 20,000 over some five kilometers (three miles), and the location near the Swiss border, once a prehistoric coastal area, that has never previously yielded dinosaur tracks, experts said. "This time reality really... The discovery in the Stelvio National Park was striking for the sheer number of footprints, estimated at as many as 20,000 over some five kilometers (three miles), and the location near the Swiss border, once a prehistoric coastal area, that has never previously yielded dinosaur…...

51+ min ago (42+ words) Experts have discovered thousands of dinosaur footprints in northern Italy's Stelvio National Park. Thousands of dinosaur footprints discovered in Italy Experts have discovered thousands of dinosaur footprints in northern Italy's Stelvio National Park " some of them on the sides of mountains....

1+ hour, 57+ min ago (1656+ words) We chose to particularly represent the Olduvai Gorge fossiliferous locality for two reasons: (1) the original semi-arid environmental reconstruction has recently been re-examined to include dense woodland and wetland3, to which we predicted exogenous metabolites of the palaeometabolomes might correspond; and (2) fossil owl pellets at Olduvai Gorge contain identifiable rodent remains in abundance. Images are of fossils from Olduvai Gorge (left; Xerus cf. inauris bone; field width (FW)=4.434mm), Chiwondo Beds (middle; Elephas recki shungurensis dentine; FW=6.5mm) and Makapansgat (right; Bovidae bone; FW=80m). Brightness in the images is taken to be birefringence of collagen (the brown hue on the right is diagenetic alteration). To establish protein biomolecular integrity, proteomics analyses were performed on a representative of each Olduvai Gorge fossil rodent genus sampled (M-D, Sm, Gg and Xi), which revealed peptides related to collagen matrices (Supplementary Figs. 5 and 6), and other potentially exogenous peptides, including…...

2+ hour, 28+ min ago (360+ words) After extreme winter storms, thousands of ancient dinosaur footprints, preserved for over 200 million years, have been uncovered. A stunning discovery has emerged in the Stelvio National Park in northern Italy, where thousands of dinosaur footprints, preserved for over 200 million years, were revealed by extreme winter storms. The tracks, which date back to the Triassic period. The prints belong to a variety of dinosaurs, including bipedal carnivores and quadrupedal herbivores, providing a rare look at the diversity of life in the Triassic period. The tracks" alignment in parallel rows suggests group movement, offering crucial evidence of dinosaur behavior in this ancient ecosystem. The newly discovered footprints date back more than 200 million years, to the Late Triassic period, when dinosaurs were just beginning to evolve. According to the Natural History Museum, this period predates the massive herbivores and carnivores that would later…...

3+ hour, 17+ min ago (341+ words) Some of the footprints are up to 40cm wide and showing claw marks, with experts describing the collection as among the "most spectacular" they have seen. Wednesday 17 December 2025 11:52, UK Thousands of dinosaur footprints from around 210 million years ago have been found on a rock face in northern Italy. Initial estimations put the "spectacular" collection at around 20,000 prints spread across an area of three miles, with experts describing some of the prints as being up to 40cm wide and showing claw marks. He said: "The huge surprise was not so much in discovering the footprints, but in discovering such a huge quantity. "There are really tens of thousands of prints up there, more or less well-preserved.'' Despite being in plain sight, the wall is mostly in the shade and the prints would still have been hard to spot without a very strong camera…...

3+ hour, 28+ min ago (803+ words) With thousands of tracks frozen in time'including signs of behavior never seen before'this ancient ground reveals a prehistoric drama that's only just beginning to surface. A groundbreaking discovery in central Bolivia has confirmed what may be the most extensive dinosaur footprint site ever recorded. Researchers have documented nearly 18,000 fossilized tracks in Torotoro National Park, transforming our understanding of dinosaur behavior in the Late Cretaceous. Spanning more than 7,400 square meters, the Carreras Pampa tracksite now holds the record for the largest concentration of dinosaur tracks on Earth. The fossils date back roughly 70 million years to the Maastrichtian age, a few million years before the asteroid impact that ended the age of dinosaurs. These aren't isolated prints. Many are full trackways with visible claws, toe pads, and even tail drags. Others show traces of swimming motion'suggesting a surprising range of locomotion not…...

4+ hour, 30+ min ago (1476+ words) Throughout our planet's rich history, animals have been moving across oceans, continents, and skies in search of food, better climates, or breeding grounds. These migrations represent some of the most spectacular natural phenomena on Earth. While many migrations inspire awe'from the thundering wildebeest of the Serengeti to the delicate journey of monarch butterflies'none can compare " The post The Record for the Biggest Animal Migration in History appeared first on Animals Around The Globe. Throughout our planet's rich history, animals have been moving across oceans, continents, and skies in search of food, better climates, or breeding grounds. These migrations represent some of the most spectacular natural phenomena on Earth. While many migrations inspire awe'from the thundering wildebeest of the Serengeti to the delicate journey of monarch butterflies'none can compare to the sheer scale of what scientists consider the biggest animal migration…...

4+ hour, 45+ min ago (310+ words) The discovery in the Stelvio National Park was striking for the sheer number of footprints, estimated at as many as 20,000 over some three miles, and the location near the Swiss border, once a prehistoric coastal area, that has never previously yielded dinosaur tracks, experts said. The dinosaur prints are believed to have been made by long-necked bipedal herbivores that were up to 33 feet long, weighing up to four tons, similar to a Plateosaurus, Dal Sasso said. Some of the tracks were 40 centimeters wide, with visible claws. The footprints indicated that the dinosaurs traveled in packs and they sometimes stopped in circular formations, possibly as a protective measure. "There are very obvious traces of individuals that have walked at a slow, calm, quiet rhythmic pace, without running," Dal Sasso told a press conference. The location, some 7,900-9,200 feet above sea level on…...

5+ hour, 10+ min ago (332+ words) [Large rocky cliff face with visible diagonal cracks and numerous small, round indentations covering some of the lighter rock surface; the background shows more rugged gray stone.]A photographer discovered thousands of dinosaur footprints dating back around 210 million years while taking pictures of deer in an Italian national park. [Read More] Della Ferra said something strange caught his eye, and he scaled a vertical rock wall with some difficulty to get a closer look. He then spotted the dinosaur footprints stretching hundreds of feet on a vertical mountain wall in the park. After recognizing the potential significance of the find, Della Ferrera contacted Cristiano Dal Sasso, a palaeontologist of Milan's Natural History Museum. Dal Sasso then assembled a team of Italian experts to investigate and document the site. Experts say the discovery is notable both for the scale of the…...

6+ hour, 16+ min ago (1044+ words) In the shadowy depths of our planet's prehistoric past lurked creatures that would seem almost mythical by today's standards. Among these ancient titans was a scorpion species so massive that it rivaled the size of a modern dog. Jaekelopterus rhenaniae, often referred to as the sea scorpion, dominated the primordial waters approximately 390 million years " The post The Biggest Scorpion Species That Ever Existed " It Was as Big as a Dog appeared first on Animals Around The Globe. In the shadowy depths of our planet's prehistoric past lurked creatures that would seem almost mythical by today's standards. Among these ancient titans was a scorpion species so massive that it rivaled the size of a modern dog. Jaekelopterus rhenaniae, often referred to as the sea scorpion, dominated the primordial waters approximately 390 million years ago during the Devonian period. This colossal arthropod represents…...