科学家在美国科罗拉多州发现了一条距今1.5亿年的蜥脚类恐龙足迹轨道，其独特的行走模式引起关注。[1]这条轨道位于Ouray附近的West Gold Hill恐龙遗迹地，包含130多个足迹，总长度达95.5米，形成完整的圆形环路。[1]
由昆士兰大学恐龙实验室的Dr. Anthony Romilio领导的研究团队使用无人机和3D模型进行了高分辨率毫米级精度分析。[1]分析结果表明，这只恐龙在行走时出现了跛行现象，其左右步长存在约10厘米的差异。[1]根据足迹特征，科学家推测这条轨道可能来自侏罗纪晚期的Diplodocus或Camarasaurus。[1]
Scientists have discovered a circular trackway of a sauropod dinosaur dating back approximately 150 million years near Ouray in Colorado, containing over 130 footprints spanning 95.5 meters in length [1]. Analysis of the tracks suggests the ancient creature walked with a pronounced limp, exhibiting a difference of approximately 10 centimeters (4 inches) between left and right stride lengths [1]. The footprints are believed to have formed during the Late Jurassic period and may have been made by either a Diplodocus or Camarasaurus [1].
A research team led by Dr. Anthony Romilio from the University of Queensland's dinosaur laboratory conducted high-resolution analysis of the trackway using drone imaging and 3D modeling technology, achieving millimeter-level precision [1]. The complete circular pattern of the footprints at West Gold Hill, discovered in collaboration with the San Diego Natural History Museum, offers rare insight into the locomotion patterns of these massive herbivorous dinosaurs [1].