A “dinosaur coliseum” has been discovered in an Alaskan cliff face.
No, there’s no ancient structure that once held dinosaur fights or stage shows. Rather, the discovery of numerous fossilized footprints first immortalized in the ground around 70 million years ago has led to scientists giving the area that nickname.
The first findings were made in Denali National Park in Fairbanks, Alaska, back in June 2005, and scientists hope it will provide more heretofore unknown details about the Earth’s ecosystem of the time as they continue to uncover more historical evidence.
Various species’ tracks were preserved, layered over multiple generations, leading scientists to declare the discovery “exceptional.”
Thousands of trace fossils have since been unearthed every year for the past 18 years, and scientists have recently undertaken a full park-wide inventory of what they call “paleontological resources.”
More information can be found at the National Parks Services’ official website.
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