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These Four Giant Dinosaur Footprints Discovered in North Dakota Might Represent the First Trackway Made by an Adult T. Rex Ever Found

The four footprints, each about 3 feet long, suggest the dinosaur moved at a brisk walking pace, researchers said.

Summary by Smithsonian Mag
A high school teacher first spotted the remarkable trail while volunteering on a paleontological dig. Researchers suspect a hulking, full-grown dinosaur marched through the then-swampy landscape roughly 66.5 million years ago

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Scientists found a chain of four traces of adult Tyrannosaurus left behind 66.5 million years ago.

·Kyiv, Ukraine
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A team of paleontologists found four three-palm prints of an adult tyrannosaurus in the south-west of North Dakota, although some of the paws of this predator who once topped the food chain were found earlier, this is the first trace of a fully adult tyrannosaurus.

A landmark discovery in the field of paleontology was made by a high school teacher after volunteering for an excavation. The post Historic discovery: first adult T. rex track found first appeared on 24.hu.

·Budapest, Hungary
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Discover Magazine broke the news in Wilmington, United States on Monday, September 14, 2026.
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