Dinosaurs Around the World · Drawing 30 of 34
Footsteps in Stone
British Columbia · Traces of the past
A foot can leave a print in mud. Sometimes that print is preserved as a fossil. A row of footprints records an animal’s movement.
Did you know?
Children found tracks near Tumbler Ridge in 2000.
Look together
Where do you see a row of footprints?
An idea to try
Follow the row of footprints with your finger.
For the adult reading along
A little more to discover
Fossil trackways record activity, unlike fossil bones. Near Tumbler Ridge, two children spotted prints at Flatbed Creek in 2000. Their discovery helped spark local research. A footprint alone does not always identify an exact dinosaur species.
Look together: Where do you see a row of footprints? Follow the row of footprints with your finger.
Sources and illustration notes (2)
An imagined trackway inspired by British Columbia’s fossil tracks. The number and spacing of prints do not reproduce a scientific survey. The three-toed prints in this picture are an imagined example, not the specific prints the children discovered in 2000.
These links lead to other websites. Explore them with an adult. References identify the institution and the related lesson; some linked pages are in French.
- Tumbler Ridge Museum: Research and fossil tracksSee the scene’s factual text and editorial source notes.
- Tumbler Ridge Museum: About UsSee the scene’s factual text and editorial source notes.
Source review: 2026-10-04. Illustrations are simplified for colouring.
