Thousands of footprints preserved in a windswept eroded rock surface deep in an isolated desert region of the Arabian peninsula tell the story of an ancient herd of elephants walking across an ancient muddy landscape. These are possibly the longest continuous set of footprints in the world and have been described in an article in the journal,... Continue Reading →
Preservation of Behavior: Fossilized Elephant Tracks from the Arabian Peninsula
An areas with thousands of fossilized tracks from the United Arab Emirates has been described in the journal Biology Letters. Additional background information about the find can be found HERE. The tracks have been described as having been formed by an extinct species of elephants and are possibly the largest continuous set of trackways discovered... Continue Reading →