Tracks of the Dinosaur
Close to a trading post on Peace river, in British Columbia, tracks of the dinosaur have been found. It is the most northerly point at which traces of this ancient monster have been found up to the present time. Here, about 475 miles north of the international boundary line, Peace river has carved out a deep canyon and laid bare many layers of rock. At the time when the dinosaur roamed bore there was a chain of fresh-water lakes, probably connected with the great salt inland sea which stretched from the Gulf of Mexico to the Arctic. There were no Rocky Mountains then, though the rocks containing the footprints are now among the foothills of that mighty range. The great beasts lived on the west side of the inland sea. More than 400 tracks have been found, and at least fi.vc species of dinosaur must have made them. The largest tracks are two feet square, and sunk seven inches into the rock.
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Manawatu Times, Volume LVI, Issue 6519, 7 April 1931, Page 2
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166Tracks of the Dinosaur Manawatu Times, Volume LVI, Issue 6519, 7 April 1931, Page 2
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