Uploaded April 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
The Serrote do Letreiro site in northeastern Brazil has been studied extensively over the years by palaeontologists due to the theropod, sauropod and iguanodontian dinosaur tracks that can be found there. However, up until recently, little research had been done on Serrote do Letreiro's many petroglyphs, which are often found close to the dinosaur footprints. A new study published in the journal Scientific Reports analyses these petroglyphs and their relationship to the footprints. It seems that the ancients respected the dinosaur fossils and chose to intentionally include them in their graphic panels.
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00:49 Serrote do Letreiro Site
02:14 The Petroglyphs
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Troiano, L.P., dos Santos, H.B., Aureliano, T. et al. A remarkable assemblage of petroglyphs and dinosaur footprints in Northeast Brazil. Sci Rep 14, 6528 (2024). doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-56479-3
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Images and diagrams about the research at Serrote do Letreiro, credit: Troiana, L.P. et al. in the paper referenced above
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Dinosaur Valley National Monument, credit:Lucia Barreiros da Silva
Poison Spider Dinosaur Tracks, credit: The Dye Clan
The Serrote do Letreiro site in northeastern Brazil has been studied extensively over the years by palaeontologists due to the theropod, sauropod and iguanodontian dinosaur tracks that can be found there. However, up until recently, little research had been done on Serrote do Letreiro's many petroglyphs, which are often found close to the dinosaur footprints. A new study published in the journal Scientific Reports analyses these petroglyphs and their relationship to the footprints. It seems that the ancients respected the dinosaur fossils and chose to intentionally include them in their graphic panels.
#ancienthistory #archaeology #palaeontology
✨ IN THIS EPISODE
00:00 Introduction
00:49 Serrote do Letreiro Site
02:14 The Petroglyphs
✨ JOIN MY CHANNEL
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Twitter: @Megalith_Hunter
✨ REFERENCES
Troiano, L.P., dos Santos, H.B., Aureliano, T. et al. A remarkable assemblage of petroglyphs and dinosaur footprints in Northeast Brazil. Sci Rep 14, 6528 (2024). doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-56479-3
✨ PHOTOGRAPH CREDITS
CC BY 4.0 DEED creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Images and diagrams about the research at Serrote do Letreiro, credit: Troiana, L.P. et al. in the paper referenced above
CC BY-SA 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0
Dinosaur Valley National Monument, credit:Lucia Barreiros da Silva
Poison Spider Dinosaur Tracks, credit: The Dye Clan
