Extensive Sauropod Tracksite Discovered On The Isle Of Skye

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A re-creation of what Skye may have looked like 170 million years ago. Jon Hoad

Millions of years ago, on what is now a windswept corner of the northern Scottish island of Skye, some of the largest animals to have walked the Earth once plodded through a shallow coastal lagoon Researchers have found the criss-cross of footprints left behind by sauropods, making the island the largest dinosaur site in Scotland.