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Steve Brusatte

Rubha nam Brathairean (Brothers' Point), the point is a popular walking destination on the Isle of Skye. Dinosaur footprints have been discovered on several intertidal platforms along the coast nearby.

An overview of the main track-bearing platform taken from the cliff above.

Steve Brusatte (left) and Mark Wilkinson examining the cliff face directly adjacent to the tracksite.

A newfound site on Scotland's Isle of Skye contains about 50 dinosaur footprints, many belonging to long-necked dinosaurs called sauropods. This footprint preserves the outlines of a sauropod's toes—and even traces the animal's fleshy heel pad.