Dinosaurs Linked to Isle of Skye

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T.Rex's ancestors lived on the Isle of Skye 167 million years ago

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University of Edinburgh analysed 131 dinosaur footprints at Prince Charles's Point on the island's Trotternish Peninsula .

The site provides a 'fascinating insight' into the environmental preferences and behaviours of dinosaurs from the Middle Jurassic period.

Analysis of the multi-directional tracks and walking gaits suggest prehistoric beasts milled around the lagoon's margins, similar to how animals congregate around watering holes today .

The footprint was discovered by the Wight Coast Fossils group at Sandown Bay , on the island's southeastern coast, on February 12, 2020 .

It is thought around six vertebrae have been uncovered, and local media reported that the dinosaur died and was exposed to the elements for several months before being buried by a large flash flood.

The print is thought to have been left by a Neovenator — a carnivore that could reach 25 feet ( 7.6 m) in length and weigh up to 4,400 pounds ( 2,000 kg ).

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