File:Stegosaurus dinosaur footprint with slide mark (Morrison Formation, Upper Jurassic; Quarry 5, Dinosaur Ridge, west of Denver, north-central Colorado, USA) (14920308623).jpg
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DescriptionStegosaurus dinosaur footprint with slide mark (Morrison Formation, Upper Jurassic; Quarry 5, Dinosaur Ridge, west of Denver, north-central Colorado, USA) (14920308623).jpg |
Stegosaurus dinosaur footprint with slide mark in fluvial sandstone from the Jurassic of Colorado, USA (public display, Morrison Natural History Museum, Morrison, Colorado, USA). This sandstone block has the world's finest examples of Stegosaurus dinosaur tracks. The large footprint shown here is an adult hind print. This track is artificially elongated - The large depression immediately adjacent to the three toe impressions is the foot itself - the area extending toward the lower right is a slide mark (slip mark). Stegosaurus was a rump-heavy animal, so it was occasionally prone to slipping on wet sediments. Stratigraphy: Morrison Formation, Upper Jurassic Locality: Quarry 5, Dinosaur Ridge, west of Denver, north-central Colorado, USA Trace fossils are any indirect evidence of ancient life. They refer to features in rocks that do not represent parts of the body of a once-living organism. Traces include footprints, tracks, trails, burrows, borings, and bitemarks. Body fossils provide information about the morphology of ancient organisms, while trace fossils provide information about the behavior of ancient life forms. Interpreting trace fossils and determination of the identity of a trace maker can be straightforward (for example, a dinosaur footprint represents walking behavior) or not. Sediments that have trace fossils are said to be bioturbated. Burrowed textures in sedimentary rocks are referred to as bioturbation. Trace fossils have scientific names assigned to them, in the same style & manner as living organisms or body fossils. |
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Source | Stegosaurus dinosaur footprint with slide mark (Morrison Formation, Upper Jurassic; Quarry 5, Dinosaur Ridge, west of Denver, north-central Colorado, USA) |
Author | James St. John |
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This image was originally posted to Flickr by James St. John at https://flickr.com/photos/47445767@N05/14920308623. It was reviewed on 6 December 2019 by FlickreviewR 2 and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the cc-by-2.0. |
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