Argentina: Discovering the footprint of an animal that lived 15,000 years ago

Paleontologists have discovered nine footprints of scelidotherium, a prehistoric animal that lived 15,000 years ago on Atlantic Ocean Monte Hermoso beach (Argentina).

According to Vicente Di Martino, director of the Monte Hemoso City Natural Science Museum, these footprints are about 55cm to 70cm in size, accompanied by traces of movement.

Scelidotherium is a herbivore living in the area 15,000 years ago. It may be small and 3m long with a thin and long skull. It can weigh about 600kg.

Mr. Di Martino said the erosion impact of the sea has gradually moved the sand layer to reveal these footprints. Scientists will use polyester resin to print these footprints and display them at the city museum.

This is not the first time prehistoric footprints have been discovered on the beach in southern Buenos Aires province. The footprints of 7,000 years have been identified in this area in the 1990s.

Scelidotherium footprints discovered on Monte Hermoso beach (Photo: nfobae.com)

Scelidotherium species weigh about 600kg (Photo: nfobae.com)

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