Thanks to an excursion from a local hiker in Val d’Ambria, lThe woman observed what appeared to be strange footprints in the rocks, So the news of these footprints reached paleontologist Cristiano Dal Sasso, from the Natural History Museum of Milan, who mobilized a team of researchers to investigate the area.
This discovery was made in the mountains of the Orobie Valtellinesi Park, in the Italian Alps, where an ecosystem dating back to the Paleozoic Era is revealed. This discovery was due to climate change, which reduced the levels of snow and glaciers in that place.
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By investigating in depth, The experts identified a large collection of fossilized footprints, which were made by amphibians, reptiles and small invertebrates. Furthermore, they found
The fossils found in the rocks date back to traces of plants, seeds and natural phenomena such as raindrops and ripples of ancient lakes.e 280 million years ago and belong to the Permian period, an era in which it was characterized by climatic transition, the expansion of arid climates and the emergence of reptiles as the main inhabitants on Earth.
The footprints found suggest that there were at least five different species of animals, so this discovery is impressive thanks to the quality of preservation of the rocks. This allowed paleontologists to reconstruct the ecosystem that existed at that time, offering valuable information about a relevant period in human history.
However, Due to the location of this area, it made the work of the workers difficult, since these mountains are three thousand meters high and have steep terrain. But thanks to the use of helicopters provided by local companies, these rocks were able to be recovered for research.
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