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Jurassic continental strata are widely distributed in the Changdu area of eastern Tibet, but very few dinosaur footprints have been reported. Abundant sauropod, ornithopod and theropod footprints preserved in the Wenda site have been found during the recent geological surveys. This is a novel assemblage of the Middle Jurassic dinosaur footprints. These footprint fossils provide a key insight into the members of dinosaur faunas, and the behavior of the trackmakers. Here, the newly discovery small theropod footprints, which are identified as
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