THIEVES using power tools have stolen two of the world鈥檚 only known
stegosaur footprints from a rocky beach in the far north of Western
Australia.
鈥淭he thieves went to a lot of trouble,鈥� says Ken McNamara, of the Western
Australian Museum. 鈥淭he site is isolated and covered by water at high tide.鈥�
The theft was discovered by local Aborigines who regard the site as sacred.
鈥淭he loss to science is incalculable,鈥� says McNamara. 鈥淲e need these footprints
to build up a picture of what life was like 130 million years ago.鈥�
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