Preserved footprints, also known as ichnites, are a type of trace fossil and a window into the lives of dinosaurs. They formed in the same way our footprints do when walking on soft ground like mud.

Researchers uncovered body and trace fossils of over 130 species ... with 83 different types of foliage. Plant-insect ...

as indicated by trace fossils. A comprehensive examination verified the specimen’s classification as an early nematode, eliminating other potential worm types. “At this point we knew this was ...