Scientists have confirmed dinosaur footprint fossils found in a restaurant in southwestern China. It belongs to long-necked dinosaurs that lived on Earth about 100 million years ago.
This strange discovery was made last year by a customer of a Chinese restaurant. It went viral around the world due to its unusual footprints. Now, an international team of paleontologists has published their findings in the latest issue of the journal Cretaceous Research. They used a 3D scanner to analyze it. These “footprints found in the restaurant”
scientists confirmed that the footprints. which are 50-60 centimeters long, these It may belong to a number of sauropod dinosaurs that are 8-10 meters long.
Sauropods had a small head, a long neck, and a long tail, and were said to be the largest animals that have lived on land so far. However, this enormous creature had very short strides. They can travel at a distance of 2 kilometers per hour
. Notice a strange sinkhole on the floor of the store. With his interest in studying the knowledge of paleontology Therefore, it is assumed that these marks could be dinosaur footprints. before contacting a renowned dinosaur expert like Associate Professor Xing Lida. from the China University of Geosciences to come and inspect.
Six days later, Associate Professor Xing led a team of researchers to inspect the site. which is far from the Leshan Great Buddha The largest carved stone Buddha in the world which is a famous tourist destination in China, only 5 kilometers away
Xing Lida, the lead author of the study, said these ‘grooves’ were found in the 1950s, but at that time homeowners had sealed them off to smooth the ground. Before the new owner renovated the space into a dining room 3 years ago, these marks were revealed again. But it wasn’t until 2022 that the customer noticed and speculated that these dents might be more than just dents.
Anthony Romilio, a researcher at the University Queensland One member of the international research team said “These footprints have been unnoticed for a long time. But when you know what it is. It’s hard to look past it,” he added. Because the region has no record of dinosaur skeleton discovery. Thus, these fossil traces provide valuable information about the dinosaurs that once roamed the area.
This Australian researcher It emphasizes the importance of valuable scientific discoveries in everyday life. through media publicity “For some lucky people Discoveries can happen in unexpected places. or even while you are looking for something to eat,” he concluded
Source: Thai News Agency