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Emese M Bordy

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Professor in Geological Sciences, University of Cape Town

Dinosaur footprints at Morija, Lesotho, in 1906. The person standing in front of the rock slab covered with tridactyl fossil footprints is not identified. Photos courtesy of the Institut des Sciences de l’Evolution of the University of Montpellier, France

December 9, 2025

Fossil science owes a debt to indigenous knowledge: Lesotho missionary’s notes tell the story

Julien Benoit, University of the Witwatersrand; Charles Helm, Nelson Mandela University, and Emese M Bordy, University of Cape Town

Long ago, people identified fossils in their environment and explained them within their own cultural framework. This was early citizen science.

Reconstruction of the ancient environment at the Highlands trace fossil site about 183 million years ago. Artwork by Akhil Rampersadh. Heterodontosaurid silhouette is courtesy of Viktor Radermacher.

January 30, 2020

Fossil footprints show how life endured amid volcanic eruptions 183 million years ago

Emese M Bordy, University of Cape Town

These trackways offer rare insights about ancient life in a stressful, hostile environment during the Early Jurassic.

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