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AI App Learns to Read Dinosaur Footprints—Without Knowing Their Names
At first glance, a fossilized dinosaur footprint looks deceptively simple. Three toes. A heel mark. But for paleontologists, identifying which dinosaur made which track has long been one of the field’s most stubborn puzzles. Now, a new artificial intelligence tool is offering a fresh way forward—by learning without labels. Researchers have launched DinoTracker, a free…
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9,000-Year-Old Rock Art Suggests Humans Encountered Dinosaur Footprints
A new study in Brazil provides evidence that humans living approximately 9,000 years ago interacted with dinosaur footprints. Researchers suggest that petroglyphs (rock carvings) etched into rock surfaces are closely associated with dinosaur footprints, indicating that early humans may have drawn inspiration from these traces. The Relationship Between Dinosaur Footprints and Petroglyphs The research was…