Bird Track

Bird Track (HM25I5)

Location: Golden, CO 80401 Jefferson County
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Country: United States of America
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N 39° 44.589', W 105° 13.167'

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Birds are descendants of theropod (meat-eating) dinosaurs and their tracks look similar:
three long narrow toes with claw marks. However, bird tracks are generally smaller than most
theropod tracks.

This print is wider than long and the toes are splayed. The fossil track here is a bird footprint.
Tracks made by wading birds are typically wider than long. Left and right footprints are mirror images.

Theropod tracks, like those found at Dinosaur Ridge, are consistently longer than they are wide.
The toes are less splayed than those of birds and point forward. The left and right footprints are offset based on the walk of the animal while bird tracks are in a straight line.
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HM NumberHM25I5
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Placed ByThe Greater Denver Area Gem and Mineral Council, the Rocky Mountain Association of Geologists, and the Friends of Dinosaur Ridge
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Wednesday, February 14th, 2018 at 10:02pm PST -08:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)13S E 481197 N 4399273
Decimal Degrees39.74315000, -105.21945000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 39° 44.589', W 105° 13.167'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds39° 44' 35.34" N, 105° 13' 10.02" W
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Area Code(s)303, 720
Closest Postal AddressAt or near US-6, Golden CO 80401, US
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