Scientists have discovered what they claimed to be tracks of similar dinosaurs in South America as well as Africa.
Researchers said that the discovered dinosaur tracks found in Africa and South America are virtually identical, despite the continents being separated by approximately 6,000 kilometers of ocean today.
The report published by the New York Times revealed that findings indicate that similar species lived in different regions of the world before the continents split into two.
Tracks Are 120 Million Years Ago
The study, conducted by the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science, analyzed 260 footprints, mostly from three-toed theropods, found in Brazil and Cameroon.
These tracks were preserved in the mud of ancient rivers and lakes, dating back about 120 million years.
The footprints’ similarities in age, geological context, and shape suggest they were made by the same species of dinosaurs when the continents were still connected by a narrow strip of land.
