Photo: First Dinosaur Tracks Found on Arabian Peninsula

Email to a Friend << Back to Full Story


Footprints recently discovered in Yemen (above, in an undated photo) suggest a herd of plant-eaters were on "leisurely stroll" about 150 million years ago, experts say.

The rare find may spark debate, since the two types of herbivorous dinosaurs that left the tracks—ornithopods and sauropods—were not thought to mingle.

Photograph courtesy Nancy Stevens

MOST VIEWED NEWS

APOCALYPSE PICTURES: 10 Failed Doomsday Prophecies

PICTURES: "Extraordinary" Ancient Skeletons Found

RARE PHOTOS: Giant Squid Eaten by Sperm Whale

NEWS FEEDS    After installing a news reader, click on this icon to download National Geographic News's XML/RSS feed. After installing a news reader, click on this icon to download National Geographic News's XML/RSS feed.

Get our news delivered directly to your desktop—free.
How to Use XML or RSS

ADVERTISEMENT

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC'S PHOTO OF THE DAY

Today's National Geographic Photo of the Day

• Today's Photo

• Download as Wallpaper

50 Drives of a Lifetime

National Geographic Traveler has scoured the globe for the world's most beautiful, interesting, and off-beat road trips. Dive in to get drive directions, quizzes, photos, and more.