Newly discovered dinosaur prints could reveal secrets of the mysterious Middle Jurassic period

A dinosaur footprint in Scottland.
(Image credit: Paige dePolo/Edinburgh University/Handout via REUTERS)

It turns out even dinosaurs like long walks on the beach.

A cluster of dinosaur footprints were found on the shores of Scotland's Isle of Skye, ABC News reported Tuesday, masquerading as tidal pools for 170 million years.

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Kathryn Krawczyk

Kathryn is a graduate of Syracuse University, with degrees in magazine journalism and information technology, along with hours to earn another degree after working at SU's independent paper The Daily Orange. She's currently recovering from a horse addiction while living in New York City, and likes to share her extremely dry sense of humor on Twitter.