Whenever the name of dinosaur comes, we understand a giant animal which was very powerful. It is said that millions of years ago, dinosaurs were destroyed from the earth. Many reasons were given for this. It is generally believed that dinosaurs became extinct due to the collision of a meteorite with the Earth 66 million years ago. He has been getting many evidences of the existence of dinosaurs since then. Now researchers have announced the discovery of 140 million year old dinosaur footprints in Thailand. Which are very small. Scientists are also surprised to see this.
According to the researchers, these footprints were found on a huge sandstone block in the Phu Phek Forest Park in Na Khu district of Thailand. Altogether 10 footprints have been found, which is said to be the biggest evidence so far. These footprints are 30 cm long and 17-31 cm wide. Their height is up to 21 cm. Experts have also confirmed this. Officials of Thailand’s Department of Mineral Resources claim that this dinosaur was probably quite small. And could only eat meat of small animals whose length was around two meters. It is believed that their length would have been about five meters.
Evidence of this species found for the first time
The footprint is being told about 140 million years ago. According to officials, evidence of this species of dinosaur has been found in Thailand for the first time. However, which species is it, its exact analysis could not be done. That’s why the name has not even been given. The work of saving and preserving the footprints of dinosaurs is being done. The entire area has been cordoned off so that no one can go there.
Earlier tourists had seen such footprints
Finding dinosaurs in the wild has always been the center of attraction. A similar discovery was made about 25 years ago. According to experts from the Thailand Tourism Department, in November 1996 some tourists were having lunch near a rock at the foot of the Phu Phak mountain range, during which they saw strange footprints. Later it was surveyed. It turned out that these were seven footprints of meat-eating dinosaurs, which lived there about 140 million years ago. Out of these seven footprints, only four can be seen now because three footprints have been covered due to soil erosion.
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FIRST PUBLISHED : January 31, 2023, 11:15 IST
