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Ever watched a movie about dinosaurs and wondered why there weren’t any in Malaysia? Well we have some exciting news for you! A team of researchers from the Department of Geoscience, Faculty of Earth Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Kelantan (UMK), found seven footprints believed to be that of dinosaurs from the Sauropod species in Bukit Panau, Tanah Merah.
The footprints are estimated to be between 145,000 and 66 million years old. Geoscience exploration by the university’s research team led by lecturer Arham Muchtar Achmad Bahar along with Prof Surono Martosuwito, Prof Udi Hartono and Mohd Syakir Sulaiman made this amazing discovery.
Following the discovery, a scientific journal has been published, titled The Saurapod Dinosaur Trackways from Tanah Merah, Kelantan, in conjunction with the online Conference on Tropical Resources and Sustainable Sciences 2.0 held on Aug 10 and 11.
“The discovery proved that at one time, between 160 and 66 million years ago, dinosaurs once lived in a place we now know as Tanah Merah, Kelantan, ” Arham Muchtar said.
“Researchers spent more than 10,000 hours investigating and tracking dinosaurs in Kelantan and the traces of the tracks found have also been confirmed by experts from the Dinosaur World in Japan.” He added.
A large animal with a spine of 9m in height and weighed 30 to 40 tonnes is believed to have made the footprints found by the UKM’S Department of Geoscience, Faculty of Earth Sciences.
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Info via The Star
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