World's biggest dinosaur footprint found in 'Australia's Jurassic Park'

A team of palaeontologists discovered prints measuring a staggering 5ft 7in

Sauropod footprint
Richard Hunter, law boss of the Goolarabooloo people of Kimberley, lies next to the sauropod footprint
(Image credit: Twitter/Steve Salisbury)

Palaeontologists have discovered the world's biggest known dinosaur footprints along a remote stretch of coastline in the Kimberley region of Western Australia.

At least 21 different species have been found - so many that researchers have dubbed the area "Australia's Jurassic Park".

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