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flag 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.

flag A fossilized dinosaur footprint discovered in 1958 in Brisbane’s Albion quarry has been confirmed as Australia’s oldest, dating back 230 million years. flag 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. flag The creature likely walked near a waterway during the Late Triassic period. flag After being kept for over six decades, the fossil was donated to the Queensland Museum and is now part of ongoing research. flag 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.

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