Friday, May 25, 2007

Dinosaur swam, fossilized tracks show

Fossilized tracks evidence that dinosaurs swam (Reuters)

This sketch shows how a meat-eating theropod dinosaur might have looked swimming in the shallow waters of a lake. Researchers writing in the journal Geology described finding in northern Spain fossilized foot marks apparently left by such a dinosaur on the lake bed, scratching the lake bottom with clawed feet. These tracks provide strong evidence that at least some dinosaurs were good swimmers, the scientists said. (University of Lyon/Guillaume Suan/Handout/Reuters)Reuters - Fossilized foot marks left by a big meat-eater on a lake bed in northern Spain 125 million years ago provide strong evidence that at least some dinosaurs were good swimmers, scientists said on Thursday.


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