They formed in the same way our footprints do when walking on soft ground like mud. But rather than being washed away, evidence of some of these reptiles' movements has survived for millions of years.

Their footprints also tell us about their behavior and how they move through the world — alone, in groups, quickly, slowly … it’s incredible what you can tell from a footprint!

The excavated surface shows the hominin trackway along with footprints of hippos, a large bird and other animals. For the photo, scientists filled the hominin tracks and a few other footprints ...

What is a footprint tunnel? A footprint tunnel is a small structure you place outdoors that records the tracks of small animals, using animal-friendly ink and a small amount of bait. By working out ...

The UK's biggest ever dinosaur trackway site has been discovered in a quarry in Oxfordshire. About 200 huge footprints, which ...

photo by ondrejprosicky An emerging field with great potential to monitor populations while also addressing some of the aforementioned challenges is the analysis of genetic material (DNA) shed by ...

Thank goodness for the irrepressible urge of humans (and other animals) to joke and play ... smaller individual whose tracks overlap the footprints left by one of the others.) ...

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There are many clues that can give you an idea of what animal could be responsible for the footprints. The first step in identifying tracks happens before you even step foot outside. Prepare by ...

The vast coastal landscapes of the European Mesolithic were rich ecosystems teeming with large animals. This was a biodiversity hotspot ... archaeological and fossil records. The Formby footprint beds ...

A set of footprints impressed in clay in the Honseca ... la Evolución Humana (CENIEH), are the authors of the paper. Bear tracks are not uncommon in the soft sediments of the caves of the Iberian ...