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title: Looks like dinosaurs are headed to the ‘26 Olympics
url: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/dinosaur-footprints-italy-winter-olympics-b2886209.html
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date: 2026-01-13
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🦖 **[Looks like dinosaurs are headed to the ‘26 Olympics.](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/dinosaur-footprints-italy-winter-olympics-b2886209.html)** “Thousands of dinosaur footprints found near Winter Olympics venue,” The Independent reports. "This is one of the largest and oldest footprint sites in Italy, and among the most spectacular I've seen in 35 years,” says paleontologist Cristiano Dal Sasso, I assume visibly psyched about the idea of Olympic dinos.

[*The Independent*](https://www.independent.co.uk/us) ∙ News