The discovery in the Valtellina Orobie mountain range in Lombardy dates back 280 million years to the Permian period, the age immediately prior to dinosaurs,
A chance discovery by a hiker in the Italian Alps has led scientists to the remains of an entire prehistoric ecosystem, previously hidden under layers of ice and snow.
Steffensen captured an image of the rock and sent it to her friend, Elio Della Ferrera, a nature photographer, who forwarded it to Cristiano Dal Sasso, a paleontologist at the Museum of Natural History in Milan. The photograph sparked widespread interest among experts, leading to further investigation.Scientists soon determined that the footprints, discovered 5,577 feet above sea level, belonged to a prehistoric reptile.
Footprint of the scaly skin of a reptile, which produced it more than 280 million years ago by resting its belly for a few moments on a clayey soil softened by water. At the top left there is also the imprint of a paw. Image Credit:
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