Archive · 5 Dec 2025
Ancient Dinosaur Footprints Discovered in China
Two brothers in China used some special rocks as stepping stones for many years.
They didn't know that these rocks were actually dinosaur footprints from a very long time ago, about 190 million years!
The rocks had marks that looked like chicken paws.
Later, the brothers' daughter shared pictures of the rocks online, and scientists became interested.
They studied the rocks and found out they were made by dinosaurs called Grallatores and Eubrontes.
These dinosaurs walked like birds and left many footprints.
The scientists also found some rare marks from the dinosaurs' tails.
The rocks are now in a museum for everyone to learn about them.
Two brothers in China used rocks with strange markings as stepping stones for decades.
The rocks were confirmed to be 190-million-year-old dinosaur footprints after researchers studied them.
The footprints were made by dinosaurs called Grallatores and Eubrontes, which walked like modern birds.
Scientists found 413 footprints on eight stone slabs, including rare tail drag marks.
The discovery was published in the Journal of Paleogeography in 2023.
- Who
- Ding brothers and Chinese scientists
- What
- Discovery of 190-million-year-old dinosaur footprints
- When
- Footprints made 180-190 million years ago; discovered in 2017; published in 2023
- Where
- Wuli Village, Zigong City, Sichuan Province, China
- Why
- Researchers confirmed the stones' significance after studying them
- Location
- Wuli Village, Zigong City, Sichuan Province, China
- Age of Footprints
- 180 to 190 million years old
- Number of Footprints
- 413
- Dinosaur Types
- Grallatores and Eubrontes
- Discovery Year
- 2017
- Publication Year
- 2023
- Journal
- Journal of Paleogeography