Overlapping Sauropod Trackways and Theropod Footprints Preserved on a Single Surface in Northern Mongolia (IMAGE)
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Two parallel trackways of large sauropods overlap and extend toward the upper left of the image, forming a series of large, oval-shaped depressions. The overlapping pattern indicates that one individual followed the exact path of another.
Also visible on the same bedding surface are five trackways of large theropods, preserved as distinct three-toed footprints. The co-occurrence of both herbivorous sauropod and carnivorous theropod tracks on a single surface provides clear evidence of a shared habitat in northern Mongolia during the Early Cretaceous.
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Okayama University of Science
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