恐龙的足迹化石是恐龙在地面行走时留下的脚板印石化形成的，被有人称为是大自然用天然的摄像机为恐龙活动记录下的“特写镜头”。通过对足迹化石的研究，结合恐龙骨骼化石，尤其是足部骨骼的研究，可以确定该足迹是什么恐龙留下的。还可以了解造迹恐龙的体重、长度、行进速度、食性、群居还是独居、两足行走还是四足行走，是否具有游泳的能力等等。可见，恐龙足迹化石对研究恐龙的形态结构和生活习性具有重要的作用。
Dinosaur footprints are fossilized footprints left by dinosaurs when they walked on the ground. They are known as "close-ups" recorded by natural camera for dinosaur activities. The study of fossil footprints, combined with the study of dinosaur bones, especially foot bones, can determine which dinosaur left the footprints. They can also learn about the dinosaur's weight, length, speed, feeding habits, social or solitary life, bipedal or quadruped, and whether it was able to swim. It can be seen that dinosaur footprint fossils play an important role in studying the morphological structure and living habits of dinosaurs.
