Found the smallest dinosaur 110 million years ago

According to the US Daily Mail report on November 20, the researchers found a dinosaur footprint of 110 million years ago in the excavation site in South Korea. The footprint is only 1 cm. It is estimated that this dinosaur can even be put into our palms.

This group of footprints was discovered in the Korean Cretaceous Jinju Formation. The footprint has the characteristics of a raptor, with two toes falling on the ground. This sparrow-sized carnivorous dinosaur has legs like a matchstick. Researchers have yet to determine whether these footprints are adult carnivorous dinosaurs or their cubs, but are more likely to be young.

Researcher Dr. Romili said that this is the world's smallest dinosaur footprint discovered so far, first discovered in Jinju City in 2011. He said that he was shocked when he saw such tiny traces. Since they have only two toes, this indicates that they should belong to the Raptor.

The Chinese thief that was previously discovered is also very small, only as big as a crow. But the footprints found in Korea this time are smaller than the Chinese thieves. If these footprints are left by the dinosaur's cubs, we can't determine exactly which dinosaur it belongs to. Researchers say that Chinese dragons eat fish, but we don't know how the sparrow-sized raptors prey. At this location, the team also discovered the footprints of birds, pterosaurs, lizards, turtles, mammals and even frogs.

Dr. Romilio said that the footprint was discovered by Professor Jin of Jinju University of Education when he was looking for cultural heritage. The team named the trail Dromaeosauriformipes rarus. Kim said that this means that it has been classified as a raptor.