Dinosaurs of Lesotho
We were in Lesotho a few years ago, mostly to get away from the usual humdrum of suburban life, but also to take in magnificent mountain scenery, geology, the spectacular Maletsunyane Falls, and to look for dinosaur footprints. We met with success in all departments, and had a laugh too.
Dinosaur Footprints in the Kingdom in the Sky - Lesotho
With a bit of help from the Lonely Planet guide, the GPS, and the local Basotho lads we found the most magnificent dinosaur footprints under a rock overhang. It is perhaps a bit of an indictment on the geological community that one has to find out information on such significant things as dinosaur fossil tracks from an Australian-published travel guide. Well done to Lonely Planet, Nil points to the geologists. But now we hope to rectify this, so if you want to go see them, here are the co-ordinates: S28 54.151", E27 59.864" or if you prefer, S28.90252 E27.99774 or S28 54' 09.1", E27 59' 51.9".
They must be at least 10 metres up and under an overhang, and the ones at the entrance to the cave are closer and more impressive. That said, they are very well preserved and it looks as if there was a whole herd of them mucking about in the sediments. We are considering ways of jugging up and taking casts at the moment - will need to revisit my rope access skills.
