A Digital Analysis of the ‘Phoenix Trackway’ at the Hanxi Cretaceous Dinosaur Tracksite, China

• Published in: Geosciences (Basel) Vol. 15; no. 5; p. 165
• Main Authors: Romilio, Anthony, Xing, Lida
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.05.2025
• Subjects: Animal locomotion; Azimuth; Biometrics; China; Cretaceous; digital; Digital mapping; Dinosaurs; Footprints; Footprints, Fossil; Fossils; Hip dislocation; Jiaguan Formation; Locomotion; Methods; Morphology; Physiological aspects; Real time; Reconstruction; theropod; China; Sichuan China

Long dinosaur trackways provide valuable records of trackmaker behaviour, yet their study is often hindered by logistical challenges in documentation and analysis. This study addresses these limitations by employing digital methodologies to re-analyse the Lower Cretaceous HX-T3 theropod trackway, or...