Fossil
Dimensions26.5 x 16.3 cm
Object numberHF.2013.13.1 A-B
DescriptionTwo pieces of a sandstone trace fossil. Also known as an impression or reverse ichnite due to the protruding fossilized footprints. Several examples of preserved footprints are visible, including the imprint of skin texture. The footprints include three to four toes on each track. Tracks have been identified as belonging to Amphisauropus Latus.
Narrative
This well-preserved fossilized trackway or reverse ichnite was discovered in April 2013 below the coastal cliffs, near Belfast in south-eastern PEI. The tracks were analyzed and identified by Dr. John Calder as a series of footprints from a vertebrate (tetrapod) and are estimated to be 290 million years old, during the Permian Period.
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