Illustration of a dinosaur and its fossilized footprints from the Mesozoic era. A scientific illustration depicts a dinosaur's skeletal structure and gait alongside a sequence of fossilized footprints, showcasing paleontological research, Chirotherium, also known as Cheirotherium ('hand-beast'), is a Triassic trace fossil consisting of five-fingered (pentadactyle) footprints and whole tracks. These look, by coincidence, remarkably like the hands of apes and bears, with the outermost toe having evolved to extend out to the side like a thumb, although probably only functioning to provide a firme
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Illustration of a dinosaur and its fossilized footprints from the Mesozoic era. A scientific illustration depicts a dinosaur's skeletal structure and gait alongside a sequence of fossilized footprints, showcasing paleontological research, Chirotherium, also known as Cheirotherium ('hand-beast'), is a Triassic trace fossil consisting of five-fingered (pentadactyle) footprints and whole tracks. These look, by coincidence, remarkably like the hands of apes and bears, with the outermost toe having evolved to extend out to the side like a thumb, although probably only functioning to provide a firme