A recent study published in PLOS One reveals that herbivorous and carnivorous dinosaurs frequented the same watering hole on the Isle of Skye, dating back 167 million years. Evidence gathered from 131 analyzed footprints shows that slow-moving sauropods cohabited the region alongside carnivores, likely Megalosauruses. The discovery, initiated by a couple in 2019, highlights both the transient nature of dinosaur behavior and the significance of this site as a prehistoric watering hole, fundamentally changing our understanding of dinosaur interactions in Middle Jurassic ecosystems.
It was kind of the service station for the Middle Jurassic. The dinosaurs would have come down from the surrounding land masses, drop down for a drink, move on.
The footprints at Prince Charles's Point were first discovered in 2019 by a local couple who had observed some odd impressions while kayaking along the shoreline.
Blakesley and researchers at the University of Edinburgh uncovered dozens more footprints in the area - he estimated between 150 and 200 - and analyzed 131 for their study.
Some prints were made by carnivore theropods, likely Megalosauruses, while others were made by herbivore sauropods like the Cetiosaurus.
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