Researchers Find Large Amounts of Dinosaur Tracks in Poland
2021-12-19
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1Hundreds of dinosaur footprints and bones have been found in Poland.
2The prints are in such good condition that even the scaly skin can be seen.
3The finding gives important information about the complex environment that existed about 200 million years ago, researchers said.
4The Polish Geological Institute-National Research Institute described the find as a treasure trove, meaning a collection of valuable things.
5The footprints and bones were found in a clay mine in Borkowice, 130 kilometers south of Warsaw.
6Scientists Grzegorz Pienkowski from the National Geological Institute in Warsaw and Grzegorz Niedzwiedzki from Uppsala University in Sweden found the remains.
7Niedzwiedzki said the find offers much information.
8"In the traces left by dinosaurs, you can read their behavior and habits... we have traces left by dinosaurs running, swimming, resting and sitting," he said.
9The largest footprints measure 40 centimeters.
10The researchers said those were left by meat eaters, or carnivores. In many prints, the skin left a very clear image.
11"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," Pienkowski said in a statement.
12Several hundred dinosaur tracks, representing at least seven kinds of dinosaurs, have been found and geologists say they are likely to find more.
13They have also discovered small pieces of bone from animals and fish.
14I'm John Russell.
1Hundreds of dinosaur footprints and bones have been found in Poland. The prints are in such good condition that even the scaly skin can be seen. 2The finding gives important information about the complex environment that existed about 200 million years ago, researchers said. 3The Polish Geological Institute-National Research Institute described the find as a treasure trove, meaning a collection of valuable things. 4The footprints and bones were found in a clay mine in Borkowice, 130 kilometers south of Warsaw. 5Scientists Grzegorz Pienkowski from the National Geological Institute in Warsaw and Grzegorz Niedzwiedzki from Uppsala University in Sweden found the remains. 6Niedzwiedzki said the find offers much information. 7"In the traces left by dinosaurs, you can read their behavior and habits... we have traces left by dinosaurs running, swimming, resting and sitting," he said. 8The largest footprints measure 40 centimeters. The researchers said those were left by meat eaters, or carnivores. In many prints, the skin left a very clear image. 9"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," Pienkowski said in a statement. 10Several hundred dinosaur tracks, representing at least seven kinds of dinosaurs, have been found and geologists say they are likely to find more. They have also discovered small pieces of bone from animals and fish. 11I'm John Russell. 12Alan Charlish and Anna Wlodarczak-Semczuk reported on this story for Reuters. John Russell adapted it for Learning English. Caty Weaver was the editor. 13_____________________________________________________________ 14Words in This Story 15scaly - adj. covered with scales or flakes 16trace - n. something (such as a mark or an object) which shows that someone or something was in a particular place 17habit - n. a usual way of behaving : something that a person does often in a regular and repeated way 18preservation - n. the degree to which something is kept safe from harm or ruin 19sequence - n. the order in which things happen or should happen