Morphotypes, preservation, and taphonomy of dinosaur footprints, tail traces, and swim tracks in the largest tracksite in the world: Carreras Pampa (Upper Cretaceous), Torotoro National Park, Bolivia (IMAGE)

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Morphotypes, preservation, and taphonomy of dinosaur footprints, tail traces, and swim tracks in the largest tracksite in the world: Carreras Pampa (Upper Cretaceous), Torotoro National Park, Bolivia

Caption

A) Trackways with tracks of style of preservation M5 on site CP3. Notice the ripples on the surface of the layer. B) Trackway T32 has very deep tracks and tail traces. The sinuous cord marks the tail traces. C) Deep tracks of the trackway T22-2-25 D) Set of five very deep tracks of the trackway TS102. White arrowheads indicate tail traces. E) Track L10 of the trackway T22-126. The digits are marked with the numbers II, III, and IV. h = hallux. The scales in C and D are in 10 cm sections, and the scale in E is 20 cm. 

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Esperante et al., 2025, PLOS One, CC-BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

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