Sixty-five theropod tracks have been found at Prince Charles Point on Scotland's Isle of Skye. (Photo: Paige E. de Polo)
Fossilized footprints on the Isle of Skye in Scotland suggest that the island was home to many dinosaurs in prehistoric times.
A new study published April 2 in the journal PLOS One describes 131 tracks left by dinosaurs crossing lagoons during the Bathonian (168.3 to 166.1 million years ago) of the Middle Jurassic. The site, now known as Prince Charles Point, was named after Prince Charles Edward Stuart — known as Bonnie Prince Charlie — because he supposedly landed there after his defeat at the Battle of Culloden in 1746.
The tracks left in the wet sediments provide paleontologists with a unique opportunity to learn more about the lives of these extinct creatures, including their habitat, size, and even social habits.
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