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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Science
Donna Lu Science writer

More than 60 dinosaur footprints found on boulder that sat at Queensland school for 20 years

A scientist spreads silicon on the boulder next to a mural of dinosaurs
New research suggests a boulder at a Queensland school contains 66 dinosaur footprints dating from the Early Jurassic period about 200m years ago. Photograph: University of Queensland

In a corner of Biloela state high school’s main office sits an unassuming white slab, covered with fossilised dinosaur footprints.

New analysis suggests the boulder, hiding in plain sight at the central Queensland school for more than 20 years, contains one of the highest concentrations of dinosaur prints documented in Australia.

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