BREAKING: Big Time French Sauropod tracks found in “Literal Sauropod Stomping Ground”
Paleontologists in eastern France have reported the discovery of some of the largest dinosaur footprints ever documented, measuring about 1.4 meters to 1.5 meters (4.6 feet to 4.9 feet) in diameter.
The site of the find, high in the Jura mountains, was once a literal sauropod stomping ground: So far, 20 prints scattered on a 10-hectare (25-acre) site have been uncovered, paleontologist Jean-Michel Mazin of France’s National Center of Scientific Research told The Associated Press on Wednesday.
A LITERAL SAUROPOD STOMPING GROUND. DO YOU HEAR ME!!!!! Thankfully, all that tromping leads to some pretty reliable data on the size and speed of these gargantuan creatures. Or, shall we say, “hulking beasts?”
The hulking beasts who left their footprints in the mud 150 million years ago weighed 30 to 40 metric tons (33 to 44 tons) and were more than 25 meters (82 feet) long, the French research center said.
Yes we shall.
