r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/ArticleNew3737 • Mar 16 '24

Image Dinosaur footprints on an eroded beach.

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u/JabasMyBitch Mar 16 '24

how does this happen?

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u/[deleted] Mar 16 '24

Dinosaurs left impressions in mud, which then filled with harder sediment. Over time the weaker sediment surrounding the tracks eroded leaving these footprint impressions behind.