Dinosaur Quarry of Altamura
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| Altamura Dinosaur Quarry | |
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_Foto_Luca_Bellarosa_.jpg) Some dinosaur footprints from the Dinosaur Quarry of Altamura | |
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| Coordinates | 40°48′23″N 16°37′28″E / 40.80625°N 16.6245°E |
| Country | Italy |
The Dinosaur Quarry of Altamura, also known as cava dei dinosauri or cava Pontrelli , is an area of scientific interest located in the countryside of the city of
History of the discovery
The dinosaur footprints were accidentally discovered on May 10, 1999, by two
Characteristics
The climate of the period the footprints date back to (
The discovery of the footprints shed light on some essential paleographic questions about the climate and conditions of the territory at that time. Today's Apulia region was "a promontory of the African continent" and its "palaeographic domain" is known as the "Apulian carbonate platform"; because of the presence of footprints of dinosaurs of various species in this region, the area could never be, as previously assumed, almost totally covered with water.[1]
The footprints
The footprints are from various kinds of dinosaurs, most of which were herbivores, although there are also a few footprints of carnivorous dinosaurs. The footprints are approximately 4000 in number and they are from around two hundred dinosaurs belonging to at least five different species.
References
- ^ a b c "Cava dei Dinosauri". Comune.altamura.ba.it. 2019-11-26. Retrieved 2021-03-16.
- ^ a b c StoriaPietro Tosco2019-12-09T15:56:16+01:00 La cava (2021-03-06). "Storia - Dinosauri di Altamura". Dinosauridialtamura.it. Retrieved 2021-03-16.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ a b c "Orme di Altamura - Dinosauri di Altamura". Dinosauridialtamura.it. 2021-03-06. Retrieved 2021-03-16.