Re: Small tracks

[Jeff Hecht <jhecht@world.std.com>]

Larry Febo wrote:

>In his semi-popular Tracking Dinosaurs, Lockley notes (p. 30) that small
>tracks may represent juveniles, and adds that track shapes for three-toed
>carnivores remain surprisingly constant as the size increases. This raises
>the possibility that some of these small tracks may have been hatchlings or
>juveniles....
>
>I haven`t read Lockley`s book yet. Does it mention ( or has it been shown
>anywhere) that these tiny footprints are associated with nesting sites??

I didn't see any mention of nesting sites at all, but Tracking Dinosaurs
doesn't go into great detail, so that doesn't mean there is no association.
-- Jeff Hecht