We’ve been so concerned about feathers, we never considered hooves!
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But we’ve been observing well preserved footprints for a while now, right?
Ah yes! We all know that all species under a class are monoliths. That's why horses, camels, beavers, cats, and humans all have the same feet. /s
In all seriousness, these are hooved toes, not singular (or dual) toe hooves like on a horse (or goat).
Does this give any clue about their skin color?
finally we can answer the important questions: can we be racist to dinosaurs? 🦕🦖