Through these remains of animals long gone we can wonder at the strange and bizarre forms of life that inhabited our world millions of years before our time. When we think of fossils, we usually think of the great skeletons of brontosaurs and Tyrannosaurus that we see reconstructed in museums. However, skeletal remains, or body fossils are not the only evidence of worlds gone by. This website focuses specifically upon the footprints, or tracks, left by the infamous dinosaurs. In recent years the study of dinosaur footprints has experienced a rennaisance.
Footprints are especially useful when combined with other fields of palaeobiology.
We can compare footprints with various dinosaur skeletons. Such studies have helped in correctly reconstructing dinosaur posture. Tracks are useful indicators of dinosaur behaviour . Unlike skeletons, footprints are evidence of living dinosaurs. We can use footprints to indicate how fast these ancient beasts moved.