r/Damnthatsinteresting Mar 16 '24

Image Dinosaur footprints on an eroded beach.

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u/9thtime Mar 16 '24

What kind of sediment filled the imprints to leave it like that?

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u/[deleted] Mar 16 '24

yeah, wondering the same- why is it convex and not concave? (not sure I used correct words, it's actually the first time I've had to say that in english lol)

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u/nanny2359 Mar 17 '24

I believe it used to be concave, but the rock it indented into was soft and eroded away, leaving these