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The Great Dinosaur Herds of the Middle East

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Some of the most compelling evidence that dinosaurs traveled in large herds has just been uncovered in the Republic of Yemen. Researchers found tons of dinosaur tracks, unearthed by a local journalist, which show the footprints (pictured) of both two-legged and four-legged dinosaurs roving in large groups in the Arabian Peninsula. This was before the Red Sea had formed, so the dinos probably just tromped there from Africa. [First Dinosaur Tracks in the Arabian Peninsula via PLoS One]

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