Cindy, the go-to dinosaur expert of 40 years in this part of the UK, said what convinced her they were genuine was the consistent stride pattern.
“If they were random holes, we’d be wary but because we have a left foot, a right foot and then a left and another right… there’s a consistent distance between them,” she said.
“It”s quite a significant find – the buzz you get when someone contacts us with a definite dinosaur find, it’s amazing.”
Claire was chuffed their hunch was right and has invigorated her junior dino hunter daughter.
“It’s hard to comprehend you’re walking on the same beach that hundreds of millions of years ago some massive prehistoric animal was here,” she said.
“You can spent a lifetime looking for dinosaur treasures so for it to happen for Tegan at this age is great.”