Tyler Lyson

“At that point, myself, [plus] Kent, who found the trackway — we were absolutely ecstatic,”

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Lyson described the team's excitement after discovering a third print within about 30 minutes of digging.

“can erode into many different types of shapes.”

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Lyson noted that rocks can erode into many different shapes, which initially made him doubt the find.

“By cleaning these tracks, we might be able to have a better idea of what the actual foot of a T. rex looked like,”

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Lyson said cleaning the recovered tracks at the museum could reveal preserved skin impressions and improve understanding of a T. rex foot's appearance.

“I thought, well, if there's three, that's a pattern,”

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Lyson explained that finding a third print would establish a pattern that could confirm the tracks were from a T. rex.

“If we can find a third print, then I'll be a true believer.”

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Lyson said finding a third print would make him a true believer in the discovery.

“I have no doubt that if we were to continue to dig further into a hill that we would find more,”

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After returning to the site and finding a fifth track, Lyson expressed confidence that further excavation would yield more prints.

“Initially I wasn't convinced because it was only one print,”

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Lyson told Fox News Digital he was initially skeptical when volunteer Kent Hups spotted the first print.