A British research team has used 3-D imaging to reconstruct the entire route of the most famous fossilized dinosaur tracks ever, a so-called chase scene that was broken up and its pieces put into museums nearly 70 years ago.
Dinosaur Chase
![Roland T. Bird’s original drawings of the excavation site. (PLOS ONE, Falkingham, et.al.)](https://gdb.voanews.com/1E4DDC8D-19BF-4352-B3BE-E94C224E6306_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Roland T. Bird’s original drawings of the excavation site. (PLOS ONE, Falkingham, et.al.)
![A comparison between Bird’s original sketches and the digital reconstruction. (PLOS ONE, Falkingham, et.al.)](https://gdb.voanews.com/BEC3CCEE-2FEB-4EF5-8940-8EC51D3EE221_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A comparison between Bird’s original sketches and the digital reconstruction. (PLOS ONE, Falkingham, et.al.)
![Scientists scanned historic photos to develop the new 3-D mode. Credit: PLOS ONE Falkingham et.al](https://gdb.voanews.com/6CCE5331-AA6F-4C3B-B31D-35EFB08C9713_w1024_q10_s.png)
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Scientists scanned historic photos to develop the new 3-D mode. Credit: PLOS ONE Falkingham et.al
![1.Peter Falkingham, of London’s Royal Veterinary College, on the Paluxy River in Texas. He shot the digital photos used to build 3D models of dinosaur tracks. (Peter Falkingham).](https://gdb.voanews.com/6BB344E4-CEA3-49DE-B34C-6B151C99BE67_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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1.Peter Falkingham, of London’s Royal Veterinary College, on the Paluxy River in Texas. He shot the digital photos used to build 3D models of dinosaur tracks. (Peter Falkingham).