The discovery of dinosaur footprints in Jurassic strata from Meigu, Sichuan Province

In August, 2016, three dinosaur footprints were discovered from the bottom of the Middle Jurassic Shaximiao Formation at the edge of the Xichang basin in Meigu, Sichuan Province.The dinosaur footprints are similar to Grallator.These footprints are sig-nificant for the study of geological climate, paleogeography and stratigraphic correlation.Further research should pay attention to the detailed classification of the dinosaur footprints.