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Bendricks Beach (Picture: Neil Latham) where the trace fossil (picture: Archaeology Cymru) was discovered VANDALS armed with sledgehammers and crowbars have targeted a Barry beach. Recently Lily Wilder, aged four, discovered a dinosaur footprint – also known as a trace fossil – at Bendricks Beach in Barry. Described as the best preserved trace fossil ever discovered in South Wales permission was sought from the landowners and Natural Resources Wales for the footprint to be removed and used for educational purposes. Unfortunately, the area – which is protected due to being a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) – has now been impacted by some people trying to remove rocks, leading to damage to several parts of the site.
Girl, 4, finds 220-million-year-old dinosaur print on UK beach
Updated: 30 Jan 2021, 15:24
A 220 MILLION-year-old footprint has been discovered by a four-year-old girl on a beach in Wales.
Lily Wilder made the incredible discovery earlier this month, while on walk in Barry, South Wales, with her dad Richard.
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The four-year-old Lily discovered the footprint while out for a walk with her dadCredit: Wales News Service
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Lily (right) spotted the 220 million-year-old dinosaur footprint on a beach in South Wales. Pictured: Lily with her family. Dad Richard (right), mum Sally (left) and her baby brotherCredit: Wales News Service
National Museum Wales paleontology curator Cindy Howells described it as the best specimen every found at Bendricks Bay - a beach well known for its dinosaur footprints.