Posted in Arizona
September 01, 2020
313-Million-Year-Old Fossils Have Been Discovered In Arizona’s Grand Canyon
Most of us know the Arizona landscape is ancient, but not everyone is aware of just how far back it dates. A report recently came out discussing the discovery of 313-million year-old fossils in the Grand Canyon, and it’s truly incredible. Here’s what researchers found:



He came across a set of fossilized footprints on a boulder while on a casual hike with students

In a paper published in the journal "PLOS One" in late-August, Rowland stated that the tracks are the oldest vertebrate footprints ever documented in the canyon.



Scientists previously had no information about how the earliest vertebrates walked, so this is a truly revolutionary find.
Disclaimer: The photos in this article are not the 300-million-year-old fossils; they are for illustrative purposes only. Click here to read the report.
What are your thoughts about the discovery? Let us know, and check out our previous article to learn more about the Grand Canyon: 12 Fascinating Things You Probably Didn’t Know About The Grand Canyon In Arizona.
Address: Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, USA