Morphotypes, preservation, and taphonomy of dinosaur footprints, tail traces, and swim tracks in the largest tracksite in the world: Carreras Pampa (Upper Cretaceous), Torotoro National Park, Bolivia

Raúl Esperante; Jeremy A. McLarty; Kevin E. Nick; Lance R. Pompe; Roberto E. Biaggi; Helen D. Baltazar Medina; Nelson A. Llempen; Ángela B. Limachi Silvestri; Lourdes Lidia Mamani Quispe; Antonio Joaquín Garre Cano; Wilson Quiroga Saavedra; Germán Rocha Rodríguez

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0335973

Morphotypes, preservation, and taphonomy of dinosaur footprints, tail traces, and swim tracks in the largest tracksite in the world: Carreras Pampa (Upper Cretaceous), Torotoro National Park, Bolivia

Raúl Esperante
, Jeremy A. McLarty
, Kevin E. Nick
, Lance R. Pompe
, Roberto E. Biaggi
, Helen D. Baltazar Medina
, Nelson A. Llempen
, Ángela B. Limachi Silvestri
, Lourdes Lidia Mamani Quispe
, Antonio Joaquín Garre Cano
, Wilson Quiroga Saavedra
, Germán Rocha Rodríguez

Earth and Biological Sciences

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Original language	English
Article number	e0335973
Journal	PLoS ONE
Volume	20
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0335973
State	Published - Dec 2025

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Animals
Dinosaurs/anatomy & histology
Swimming
Bolivia
Parks, Recreational
Fossils

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Esperante, R., McLarty, J. A., Nick, K. E., Pompe, L. R., Biaggi, R. E., Baltazar Medina, H. D., Llempen, N. A., Limachi Silvestri, Á. B., Quispe, L. L. M., Cano, A. J. G., Saavedra, W. Q., & Rodríguez, G. R. (2025). Morphotypes, preservation, and taphonomy of dinosaur footprints, tail traces, and swim tracks in the largest tracksite in the world: Carreras Pampa (Upper Cretaceous), Torotoro National Park, Bolivia. PLoS ONE, 20(12), Article e0335973. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0335973

Morphotypes, preservation, and taphonomy of dinosaur footprints, tail traces, and swim tracks in the largest tracksite in the world: Carreras Pampa (Upper Cretaceous), Torotoro National Park, Bolivia. / Esperante, Raúl; McLarty, Jeremy A.; Nick, Kevin E. et al.
In: PLoS ONE, Vol. 20, No. 12, e0335973, 12.2025.

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Esperante, R, McLarty, JA, Nick, KE , Pompe, LR , Biaggi, RE, Baltazar Medina, HD, Llempen, NA, Limachi Silvestri, ÁB, Quispe, LLM, Cano, AJG, Saavedra, WQ & Rodríguez, GR 2025, 'Morphotypes, preservation, and taphonomy of dinosaur footprints, tail traces, and swim tracks in the largest tracksite in the world: Carreras Pampa (Upper Cretaceous), Torotoro National Park, Bolivia', PLoS ONE, vol. 20, no. 12, e0335973. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0335973

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