World’s smallest fossilized sauropod footprint found in Xizang-Xinhua

BEIJING, Jan. 10 (Xinhua) — Chinese scientists on Friday announced their discovery of two dinosaur track sites in southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region, including one containing the world’s smallest fossilized sauropod footprint, which dates back over 166 million years.

The track sites are located in a village in Qamdo City. In July 2023, a team of geologists discovered a series of…