Izan Posted July 16, 2023 Share Posted July 16, 2023 (edited) In 2018 I made a trip to the Jurassic Museum of Asturias (MUJA) and visited the footprint site of Playa de la Griega. The site has footprints of sauropods and allosaur theropods from 154 million years ago. In the same deposit I found a rock with what at first glance seems to be a footprint, even on some finger you can see what I think is a toe claw. Being so small, I thought it would be from a baby Allosaurus. The setting of the site is coastal, at that time the area was a beach. I doubt that the fossil could be from any bivalve but I am not an expert. Can someone who knows about footprints help me please? If you need more photos, do not hesitate to ask! (The size of the footprint is 3cm long x 2,5 cm) Thanks. Edited July 16, 2023 by Izan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted July 16, 2023 Share Posted July 16, 2023 To my eye, the presence of ridges in the "footprint" area are suggestive of growth lines, so perhaps bivalve may be the right call here. 5 ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted July 16, 2023 Share Posted July 16, 2023 I'm not seeing a footprint, here, unfortunately. Just not seeing the differentiation of toe prints or shape of a track, in general. To be sure, I would take some clay or putty of some kind, and try to make a cast of the supposed track. See what it looks like. I have serious doubts, however. 1 2 Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted July 16, 2023 Share Posted July 16, 2023 I'm with both Kane and Tim on this one. Sorry RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patelinho7 Posted July 16, 2023 Share Posted July 16, 2023 The toe positioning is way too far off to be a theropod footprint, I’d say. If it is a footprint, it’s not a theropod. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kmiecik Posted July 17, 2023 Share Posted July 17, 2023 The first thing I saw is oyster. 1 Mark. Fossil hunting is easy -- they don't run away when you shoot at them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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