Described by the Polish Geological Institute-National Research
Institute as a treasure trove, the fossilised tracks and bones
were found in an opencast clay mine in Borkowice, 130 km (80
miles) south of Warsaw.
"In the traces left by dinosaurs, you can read their behaviour
and habits... we have traces left by dinosaurs running,
swimming, resting and sitting," said geologist Grzegorz
Niedzwiedzki.
The largest footprints of carnivorous dinosaurs are 40 cm long
and in many cases the skin can be seen in detail.
"In order for such a state of preservation to be possible, a
very special sequence of events had to take place in a short
time," geologist Grzegorz Pienkowski said in a statement.
Several hundred dinosaur tracks, representing at least seven
species, have been found and geologists say they are likely to
find more. They have also discovered bone fragments from animals
and fish.
(Writing by Alan Charlish and Anna Wlodarczak-Semczuk; Editing
by Janet Lawrence)
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