No fossilised pangolin tracks had been recorded anywhere in the world until a track was found in South Africa, dated to between 90,000 and 140,000 years ago.
- Honorary researcher, Evolutionary Studies Institute, University of the Witwatersrand
Tracks and traces from long ago are preserved in cemented dune surfaces.
There appear to be two possible explanations for circular patterns with central depressions in Pleistocene deposits on the Cape coast.
Without intervention, the rock may have been destroyed by high tides and storm surges.
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