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Thousands of dinosaur footprints found near Winter Olympics venue
short by Udit Gupta / on Thursday, 18 December, 2025
Thousands of dinosaur footprints dating back over 200 million years have been discovered on a near-vertical rock face in Italy’s Stelvio National Park. Stretching nearly five kilometres, the tracks were found near Bormio, a 2026 Winter Olympics venue in northern Lombardy. Experts believe the Triassic-era tracks were left by long-necked herbivores, likely plateosaurs, on ancient tidal flats.
read more at Deutsche Welle