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Ancient Ankylosaurid Footprints Discovered in Canadian Rockies

4/16/2025

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Paleontologists have unearthed remarkable fossilized three-toed footprints of ankylosaurid dinosaurs in the Canadian Rockies, a groundbreaking discovery that unveils the first known tracks of this group. Dating back 100 million years, these footprints hint at the existence of a new species, Ruopodosaurus clava, revealing that they thrived alongside nodosaurids in North America, reshaping our understanding of their history.

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Paleontologists have unearthed remarkable fossilized three-toed footprints of ankylosaurid dinosaurs in the Canadian Rockies, a groundbreaking discovery that unveils the first known tracks of this group. Dating back 100 million years, these footprints hint at the existence of a new species, Ruopodosaurus clava, revealing that they thrived alongside nodosaurids in North America, reshaping our understanding of their history.