Denver Museum of Nature & Science

“This is the first time scientists have described a sequence of tracks, or trackway, likely left by this most famous of dinosaurs,”

Denver Museum of Nature & Science · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-16

A museum release noted that this is the first time scientists have described a trackway likely left by an adult T. rex.

“based on the footprints’ exceptional size and narrow shape of the toes, along with the abundance of T. rex fossils found in the surrounding area,”

Denver Museum of Nature & Science · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-16

The museum said in a statement that the identification of the tracks as T. rex was based on their exceptional size, narrow toe shape, and surrounding fossil abundance.