Dr. Tyler Lyson
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“Bones tell us an enormous amount about these animals, but footprints capture a moment of behavior,”
Dr. Tyler Lyson · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-11
Dr. Tyler Lyson commented on the significance of the first known trackway made by a full-grown Tyrannosaurus rex found in North Dakota.
“With a trackway, we can actually follow an animal as it moved across the landscape. That is incredibly rare for T. rex.”
Dr. Tyler Lyson · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-11
Lyson notes that a trackway allows researchers to follow a T. rex as it moved, which is extremely rare.