<p>A 10-year-old was casually strolling on a&nbsp;beach in the UK with her mother when she came across five massive footprints. According to dinosaur experts, the footprints are of a Camelot that roamed the area around 100 years ago.&nbsp;</p>

<h2><strong>Experts to verify the discovery&nbsp;</strong></h2>

<p>The gigantic prints were spaced at the distance 75 cm apart, and are believed to have been left by a large herbivore from the late Triassic period. Palaeontologists and the National Museum Wales' palaeontology curator, Cindy Howells, are working together to verify this discovery, and they are expressing confidence that the footprints are genuine.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Cindy Howells is a seasoned dinosaur expert, having 40 years of experience in the region. She was confident about the authenticity of the footprints, and that they belonged to the dinosaurs. She told the BBC's The Dinohunters programme that they've got five footprints, and the prints are so big that they could have been of dinosaur sauropodomorpha.&nbsp;</p>

<h2><strong>Tegan finds the discovery exciting</strong></h2>

<p>Tegan, the 10-year-old girl, said it was so cool and exciting. She said, "We were just out looking to see what we could find, we didn't think we'd find anything. We found these were big holes that looked like dinosaur footprints, so mum took some pictures, emailed the museum and it was from a long-necked dinosaur." This discovery happened on the South Wales coast.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>Claire, the mother of a 10-year-old girl, reached out to Cindy via email just a few days after the discovery. She mentioned that the footprints of dinosaurs have been found in the red siltstone at Lavernock Point.&nbsp;</p>

<h2><strong>Expert finds discovery 'significant'</strong></h2>

<p>Cindy Howells said it is a unique and significant discovery, and the excitement is palpable when they get information from people with confirmed dinosaur finds. She explained the reason for her being sure, and said, "What's telling is the alternating left and right feet, with a consistent distance between them. If they were just random holes, we'd be sceptical, but this pattern suggests a deliberate gait." She further said, "It's hard to comprehend you're walking on the same beach that hundreds of millions of years ago some massive prehistoric animal was here. You can spend a lifetime looking for dinosaur treasures so for Tegan at this age, it is great,"&nbsp;expressing her excitement for the discovery.</p>

<p><em>(With inputs from agencies)</em><br />
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A 10-year-old was casually strolling on a beach in the UK with her mother when she came across five massive footprints. According to dinosaur experts, the footprints are of a Camelot that roamed the area around 100 years ago.

A 10-year-old was casually strolling on a beach in the UK with her mother when she came across five massive footprints. According to dinosaur experts, the footprints are of a Camelot that roamed the area around 100 years ago. Experts to verify the discovery The gigantic prints were spaced at the distance 75 cm apart, and are believed to have been left by a large herbivore from the late Triassic period. Palaeontologists and the National Museum Wales' palaeontology curator, Cindy Howells, are working together to verify this discovery, and they are expressing confidence that the footprints are genuine. Cindy Howells is a seasoned dinosaur expert, having 40 years of experience in the region. She was confident about the authenticity of the footprints, and that they belonged to the dinosaurs. She told the BBC's The Dinohunters programme that they've got five footprints, and the prints are so big that they could have been of dinosaur sauropodomorpha. Tegan finds the discovery exciting Tegan, the 10-year-old girl, said it was so cool and exciting. She said, "We were just out looking to see what we could find, we didn't think we'd find anything. We found these were big holes that looked like dinosaur footprints, so mum took some pictures, emailed the museum and it was from a long-necked dinosaur." This discovery happened on the South Wales coast. Also Read|US prez election: Harris-Walz campaign to spend $370 mn on digital, TV ads| Claire, the mother of a 10-year-old girl, reached out to Cindy via email just a few days after the discovery. She mentioned that the footprints of dinosaurs have been found in the red siltstone at Lavernock Point. Expert finds discovery 'significant' Cindy Howells said it is a unique and significant discovery, and the excitement is palpable when they get information from people with confirmed dinosaur finds. She explained the reason for her being sure, and said, "What's telling is the alternating left and right feet, with a consistent distance between them. If they were just random holes, we'd be sceptical, but this pattern suggests a deliberate gait." She further said, "It's hard to comprehend you're walking on the same beach that hundreds of millions of years ago some massive prehistoric animal was here. You can spend a lifetime looking for dinosaur treasures so for Tegan at this age, it is great," expressing her excitement for the discovery. (With inputs from agencies)

10-year-old girl discovers dinosaur footprints on beach in UK during stroll

<p>Dinosaurs, till now, were only known to either move on land, fly in the air or even live in the sea. But North Carolina scientists have now found what they believe is a dinosaur that lived in a burrow like an armadillo. Its eating habits, they say, resemble that of a deer. It was a seven-foot-long, plant-eating dinosaur and as per evidence, the dinosaur species spent at least part of their time in underground burrows if not all.</p>

<p>Named Fona herzogae, this dinosaur lived 99 million years ago in a warm, wet, muddy region which is now in Utah. There was a massive inland ocean along with active volcanoes, mountains and numerous rivers.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The fossil of this dinosaur was discovered by North Carolina State University and the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences palaeontologists. Several more specimens have also been dug up ever since work started in 2013.&nbsp;</p>

<p>A dinosaur has not been known to be burrowing before, which is why the discovery becomes extremely special. Haviv Avrahami, a PhD student at NC State and digital technician for the new Dueling Dinosaurs program at the Museum of Natural Sciences, said, "It's incredibly rare. It’s only been identified as a behaviour in one closely related species."</p>

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<h2>How do we know the dinosaur was a borrower?</h2>

<p>Several physical attributes of this dinosaur hint at it being a burrower. Its hind legs are strong and its "feet are also freakishly large for the size of its body and would’ve helped it kick dirt out of its home," Avrahami said.</p>

<p>Avrahami says that Fona is part of a group of dinosaurs that "is almost like one of the biggest black holes in palaeontology."</p>

<h2>Another dinosaur discovery</h2>

<p>In the past few years, palaeontologists have also been fascinated with a mostly complete dinosaur fossil buried in Mississippi. It was discovered in 2007 and yet 85 per cent of it remains buried. It is a hadrosaur and belongs to a family of duck-billed, herbivorous dinosaurs. These dinosaurs existed on Earth more than 82 million years ago.&nbsp;</p>


Dinosaurs, till now, were only known to either move on land, fly in the air or even live in the sea. But North Carolina scientists have now found what they believe is a dinosaur that lived in a burrow like an armadillo.

Dinosaurs, till now, were only known to either move on land, fly in the air or even live in the sea. But North Carolina scientists have now found what they believe is a dinosaur that lived in a burrow like an armadillo. Its eating habits, they say, resemble that of a deer. It was a seven-foot-long, plant-eating dinosaur and as per evidence, the dinosaur species spent at least part of their time in underground burrows if not all. Named Fona herzogae, this dinosaur lived 99 million years ago in a warm, wet, muddy region which is now in Utah. There was a massive inland ocean along with active volcanoes, mountains and numerous rivers. The fossil of this dinosaur was discovered by North Carolina State University and the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences palaeontologists. Several more specimens have also been dug up ever since work started in 2013. A dinosaur has not been known to be burrowing before, which is why the discovery becomes extremely special. Haviv Avrahami, a PhD student at NC State and digital technician for the new Dueling Dinosaurs program at the Museum of Natural Sciences, said, "It's incredibly rare. It’s only been identified as a behaviour in one closely related species." Also Read: Egyptians pampered this dreaded sea reptile with bread, meat and wine: Study How do we know the dinosaur was a borrower? Several physical attributes of this dinosaur hint at it being a burrower. Its hind legs are strong and its "feet are also freakishly large for the size of its body and would’ve helped it kick dirt out of its home," Avrahami said. Avrahami says that Fona is part of a group of dinosaurs that "is almost like one of the biggest black holes in palaeontology." Another dinosaur discovery In the past few years, palaeontologists have also been fascinated with a mostly complete dinosaur fossil buried in Mississippi. It was discovered in 2007 and yet 85 per cent of it remains buried. It is a hadrosaur and belongs to a family of duck-billed, herbivorous dinosaurs. These dinosaurs existed on Earth more than 82 million years ago.

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10-year-old girl discovers dinosaur footprints on beach in UK during stroll

'Black hole of palaeontology': Dinosaur that burrowed and lived underground discovered