Massive Dinosaur Footprints Reveal Secrets of Scotland’s Ancient Lagoons

Scotland’s Isle of Skye was once a dinosaur promenade

New dinosaur fossil tracks on the Isle of Skye reveal that the once-balmy environment was home to both fierce theropods and massive sauropods.

Massive Dinosaur Footprints Reveal Secrets of Scotland’s Ancient Lagoons

The new site features over 130 footprints and trackways, some extending up to 12 meters in length. Jurassic-era dinosaurs once roamed ancient subtropical lagoons on the Isle of Skye in Scotland, leaving behind up to 131 fossilized footprints at a newly identified site, according to a study published on April 2, 2025, in the open-access [...]

There are only a few franchises that have influenced our imagination as much as Jurassic Park. Since the release of the first film in 1993, we have been fascinated by the idea of a theme park full of cloned dinosaurs. But 30 years and six films later, there are still unsolved mysteries. One of these unsolved puzzles revolves around "las Cinco Muertes", the "Five Deaths". This chain of islands first appeared in "Forgotten World: Jurassic Park" an…

We are faced with a discovery destined to rewrite the geological history of Sardinia: for the first time, fossil traces of dinosaurs have been found on the island. They were discovered by a team of researchers during the filming of a documentary dedicated to the Sardinian geomorphological landscape in the countryside of Baunei, in Ogliastra. But which animal is it? A dinosaur from the same T-Rex family The footprints, perfectly preserved in anci…

The remote island of Skye of Scotland was once an animated dinosaur route. A newly discovered set of at least 131 fossilized footprints dating from 170 million to 166 million years reveals that long-necked sauropods and carnivorous theropods splashed the shallow waters of what was then a lagoon [...]

Scotland's Isle of Skye served as a promenade for the dinosaurs

The Isle of Skye in Scotland was once a popular tourist destination due to the frequent exploitation by dinosaurs in the region. Recent fossils,...