Dinosaurs may have once roamed mainland Scotland, according to a new study.
Dr Neil Clark, vice-president of the Geological Society of Glasgow has discovered what he believes are dinosaur prints preserved in rocks near Inverness.
Until now, the only dinosaur prints found in Scotland have been on the Isle of Skye.
Dr Clark believes that the prints may date back around 170 million years, although he has not revealed the precise location, to allow further research at the site.
Speaking to the BBC, he said: “I have frequently bemoaned the fact that dinosaurs have not been found elsewhere in Scotland.
"But I now have discovered some new dinosaur footprints in a completely different location.
“They are from a completely new part of Scotland for dinosaurs and will add significantly to our understanding of dinosaurs of that age in Britain.”
The prints are believed to have been left by a dinosaur from the sauropod family – large, four-legged creatures with long necks.
Dr Clark has now launched a crowdfunding campaign to raise £5,000 to buy a drone, in the hopes of mapping dinosaur footprints across Scotland.
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