Rare, record-breaking dinosaur footprint found in England: "I couldn't believe what I was looking at, I had to do a double take"

A long, long time ago in the county of Yorkshire, England, a giant meat-eating dinosaur decided to crouch down and rest. About 166 million years later, scientists discovered its massive footprint. 

Researchers unveiled their findings in a new study published on Thursday in the Proceedings of the Yorkshire Geological Society, saying the "rare" finding belonged to a theropod dinosaur from the Middle Jurassic period. Local archaeologist Marie Woods initially found it in April 2021, and spent the time since working with paleontologists to learn more about the finding. 

"I couldn't believe what I was looking at, I had to do a double take," she said in a press release. "I have seen a few smaller prints when out with friends, but nothing like this. I can no longer say that 'archaeologists don't do dinosaurs.'"