Ornithopod Tracks

These ornithopod tracks are likely attributed to a dinosaur similar to Iguanodon. These herbivorous dinosaurs often walked on two feet, but also had the ability to use their front feet for walking. The tracks in this series have a step length of 43-45 inches (110-115 cm), and they are about 11 inches (30 cm) long and wide. Skeletal remains of dinosaurs like these have not yet been discovered within the Ruby Ranch Member of the Cedar Mountain Formation, but similar dinosaurs have been found in geologically slightly older and younger rocks. Tracks like these help expand understanding of this long vanished fauna.

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