[ ''' The Carreras Pampa site in : The Torotoro National Park | Bolivia | South America. There are Records of 1,321 trackways and 289 solitary tracks.
Totaling 16,600 theropod dinosaur tracks; 280 swim trackways, totaling 1,378 swim tracks; and several trackways with tail traces.... ''' ]
[ ''' In a new study, Geoscience Research Institute paleontologist Raúl Esperante and his colleagues documented an unprecedented variety of dinosaur tracks at the Carreras Pampas tracksite in Torotoro National Park. Across nine study localities, they found 16,600 tracks left by three-toed theropod dinosaurs at the end of the Cretaceous period. These tracks range in size from tiny (less than 10 cm) to large (over 30 cm) and record a variety of dinosaur behaviors, including running, swimming, tail dragging, and even sharp turns.
''' Most (80%) of the trackmakers had a hip height between 65 cm and 1.15 m, with a greater percentage in the 75 cm – 1.05 m range ''' ~ The paleontologists said.
'''' Notably, very few trackmakers exceeded a height of 1.25 meters. ''''
Most of these tracks are oriented roughly northwest-southeast, with ripple marks preserved in the sediment, suggesting these dinosaurs were roaming alongside The Ancient Shoreline.
''' The Carreras Pampas tracksite sets new world records for the number of individual dinosaur footprints, continuous trackways, tail traces and swimming traces ''' ~ The Researchers said.
“This unprecedented abundance suggests this was a high-traffic area, and the parallel orientation of some footprints might indicate groups of dinosaurs traveling together.”
Dinosaur footprints at the Carreras Pampa tracksite in the Torotoro National Park, Bolivia. Image credit: Esperante et al., doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0335973.