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A rock sat in a school for years. Scientists say it’s a fossil jackpot.

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A 5-foot-long boulder in a high school's foyer in Queensland , Australia , was discovered in the early 2000s .

Paleontologist Anthony Romilio found 66 dinosaur footprints on the boulder, marking one of the highest concentrations of dinosaur footprints ever documented in Australia .

Forty-seven dinosaurs stepped on the sandstone during their lifetimes, offering insight into dinosaurs.

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English

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