Dinosaur Track. Grallator sp.. Late Triassic. New Jersey, USA. ...

Description

Dinosaur Track
Grallator sp.
Late Triassic
New Jersey, USA

While bones and teeth may be more commonly thought of as types of fossils, trace examples, including tracks and footprints, can be significant and important, especially in the case of "ichogenus" varieties - where the genus is known only from fossil footprints - which is the fact for a theropod Dinosaur known as Grallator. The "stilt walker" was likely a herding Dinosaur as evidenced by the trackways that indicate groups of animals traveling together. This "negative" imprint clearly shows three toes although such an animal may have had four or five toes on each foot. The dark mocha "grooves" have been enhanced to highlight them apart from the reddish brown rock in which they were imprinted 200 million years ago.
Overall Measurements: 8.66 x 8.23 x 0.75 inches (22.00 x 20.90 x 1.90 cm)

[Scale: 1 inch, with mark at 1 cm]

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