Woman Collecting Shellfish Finds the Largest Dinosaur Footprint Ever in Yorkshire
A woman collecting shellfish was astonished to discover the largest dinosaur footprint ever found on the Yorkshire coast, belonging to a “real Jurassic giant.”
Archeologist Marie Woods, 29, was out picking some shellfish for her dinner on April 10 when she stumbled upon an enormous footprint, believed to be around 165 million years old.
Experts have now documented the find and believe it is evidence of the largest species ever recorded on the Yorkshire coast, and the most significant discovery since 2006. (SWNS)
Marie said: “All I wanted to do was grab some shellfish for my dinner and I ended up stumbling across this.
Kate Jackson
15 Apr 2021, 16:11
A DINOSAUR footprint discovered on the Yorkshire coast has been described as a real Jurassic giant.
Scientists say the discovery, the largest ever in the northern county, could have been left behind by a 30ft meat-eater, possibly a megalosaurus.
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Marie Woods was foraging for shellfish when she discovered the giant footprint inCredit: SWNS
Archaeologist Marie Woods, who made the discovery, said: I had originally gone to collect shellfish for dinner, but got completely distracted by this beast!
Dinosaurs, despite living millions of years ago, have been in the news a lot recently. In January, a four-year-old girl found a prehistoric footprint in south Wales.
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A huge footprint belonging to a Jurassic giant has been unearthed on a Yorkshire beach. The find is the largest dinosaur footprint ever found in Yorkshire and was made by a woman collecting shellfish on the beach.