1958年在布里斯班发现的2亿3千万年前的恐龙足迹现被确认为澳大利亚最古老和首个来自首都。 A 230-million-year-old dinosaur footprint, found in 1958 in Brisbane, is now confirmed as Australia’s oldest and first from a capital city.

1958年在布里斯班Albion采石场发现的一个化石化的恐龙足迹已被确认为澳大利亚最古老的,可追溯到2.3亿年前。 A fossilized dinosaur footprint discovered in 1958 in Brisbane’s Albion quarry has been confirmed as Australia’s oldest, dating back 230 million years. 昆士兰大学古生物学家安东尼·罗米利奥(Anthony Romilio)通过3D模型发现,18.5厘米的印刷品被保存在布里斯班建筑物使用的砂石中,属于一个两腿长的小型沙乌罗波多法尔。 Found by teenager Bruce Runnegar, the 18.5-centimeter print, preserved in sandstone used in Brisbane buildings, was identified through 3D modeling by University of Queensland paleontologist Anthony Romilio as belonging to a small, two-legged sauropodomorph. 这只生物很可能在后Triassic时期走在一条水道上。 The creature likely walked near a waterway during the Late Triassic period. 在保存了60多年之后,该化石被捐赠给昆士兰博物馆,现已成为正在进行的研究的一部分。 After being kept for over six decades, the fossil was donated to the Queensland Museum and is now part of ongoing research. 该发现公布在Alcheringa, 标志着第一个确证的恐龙化石 来自澳大利亚首都, 并突显了史前证据 如何可以隐藏在城市地区。 The discovery, published in Alcheringa, marks the first confirmed dinosaur fossil from an Australian capital city and highlights how prehistoric evidence can remain hidden in urban areas.