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Palaeontology: Schoolboy in the USA discovers 150-million-year-old dinosaur fossil
For many young fossil enthusiasts, it remains a dream, but for Aidan Connor, it became a reality. The student at Cheshire Academy in Connecticut took part in a scientifically supervised excavation expedition in Montana, where he made a discovery that caught the attention of even experienced palaeontologists: a dinosaur bone from the Jurassic period, around 150 million years old.
Connor travelled with the Elevation Science Institute to the western United States, where several young people from across the country were to gain their first experience in field research. But on the very first day, the young researcher made an extraordinary discovery. Among sedimentary rock, he discovered a bone only the length of a finger, which, according to initial estimates, may have belonged to a smaller dinosaur from the late Jurassic period. Cheshire Academy confirmed the find in a statement, calling it a remarkable success.
A nerve-wracking moment in the field
It took the student about an hour to uncover the fossilised bone – a relatively quick process by palaeontological standards. Nevertheless, the work was anything but easy, Connor reports. ‘It was incredibly nerve-wracking,’ he says. “Fieldwork is all about being extremely careful and not damaging anything. You never know how significant what you’re uncovering is.”
For Connor, the find fulfilled a long-held dream. The discovery also reinforced his desire to study palaeontology or museum studies later on. He is currently researching universities that offer relevant programmes.
Sensational archaeological finds in Scotland
It is not only young researchers who are currently making headlines from the world of prehistory. Professional palaeontologists have also made spectacular discoveries recently. A team from the University of Edinburgh documented a total of 131 new dinosaur footprints on the Isle of Skye. The tracks, some of which are up to twelve metres long, date from the Middle Jurassic period and are around 167 million years old.
The diversity and size of the footprints provide new clues as to which dinosaurs lived on the Scottish island at that time and how they moved, adding another piece to the puzzle of Earth’s history.
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