PALEOICO

International Center for Ichnology & Paleogeological Research

Global Trackway Exploration • Preservation • Education

Who We Are

PaleoICO is an international research initiative dedicated to ichnology, paleogeology, and the scientific preservation of fossil trackways. Our team works across multiple continents documenting, analyzing, and protecting ancient footprints—from dinosaurs to Pleistocene megafauna.

We collaborate with leading institutions, national parks, universities, and scientific foundations to advance global understanding of prehistoric life and its geological context. Our mission is rooted in field exploration, rigorous scientific methodology, and responsible heritage conservation.

Global Trackway Projects

PaleoICO conducts scientific fieldwork across four continents, documenting and analyzing fossil tracksites from the Jurassic to the Pleistocene.
Our active research involves:

  • Large-scale mapping of dinosaur and mammal trackways

  • 3D photogrammetry and digital ichnology

  • Stratigraphic and paleogeological correlation

  • Protection and preservation of endangered fossil sites

  • Collaboration with national parks, universities, and geological surveys

Our mission is to advance global ichnological knowledge and support the responsible stewardship of paleoheritage worldwide.

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Projects Around the World

Selected scientific expeditions and collaborations across multiple continents.

🇵🇱 Poland

Completed Projects

PaleoICO researchers have documented Jurassic, Triassic and Cretaceous tracksites across Poland, including major collaborations with JuraPark and the Polish Geological Institute.

Key activities:

  • Dinosaur & mammal trackway mapping
  • Protection of endangered ichnosites
  • Stratigraphic & paleogeological correlation
  • 3D photogrammetry

🇲🇦 Morocco

Completed Projects

Jurassic ichnological expeditions in Morocco—especially in the Imilchil and High Atlas regions—have documented important dinosaur and vertebrate tracksites.

Key activities:
• Mapping of Jurassic dinosaur trackways
• Study of vertebrate ichnofaunas in high-altitude basins
• Geological correlation across the Atlas Mountains
• Scientific collaboration with Moroccan research groups

🇺🇸 United States

Completed Projects

PaleoICO researchers have participated in ichnological and vertebrate paleontology studies focused on the Western Interior Basin, collaborating with North American institutions and scientific teams.

Key activities:

  • Documentation of Jurassic, Cretaceous and Paleogene tracksites
  • Research on tetrapod ichnofaunas (dinosaurs, mammals, vertebrates)
  • Stratigraphic correlation and paleoenvironmental interpretation
  • Scientific cooperation with U.S. geological surveys and museum departments

🇸🇪 Sweden

Completed Projects

PaleoICO researchers have contributed to vertebrate ichnology and field exploration in southern and central Sweden, with a focus on Mesozoic and Cenozoic fossil sites.

Key activities:
• Documentation of dinosaur and mammal ichnites
• Sedimentological and paleoecological surveys
• Collaboration with Scandinavian geological institutes
• Research on early vertebrate evolution and track-bearing strata

🇹🇳 Tunisia

Completed Projects

Scientific expeditions in the Triassic and Jurassic basins of Tunisia have focused on vertebrate and tetrapod ichnology, together with geological correlation studies.

Key activities:
• Mapping of Triassic and Jurassic tracksites
• Study of tetrapod ichnofaunas and early dinosaur trackmakers
• Stratigraphic and structural analysis of basin evolution
• Collaboration with regional geological surveys and universities

🇷🇺 Russia

Completed Projects

Research in the Permian and Triassic basins of Russia has included extensive vertebrate paleontology and ichnological exploration.

Key activities:
• Study of Permian and Triassic vertebrate tracks
• Stratigraphic correlation across Eastern European basins
• Fieldwork on early tetrapod evolutionary transitions
• Collaboration with Russian geological and paleontological institutes

🇨🇳 China

Completed Projects / Scientific Collaboration

PaleoICO researchers have conducted joint ichnological studies with Chinese institutions across Yunnan, Sichuan and Xinjiang provinces. Fieldwork has documented Jurassic and Cretaceous dinosaur tracksites, pterosaur ichnofossils and extensive sedimentological sequences used for global correlation.

Key activities:
• Mapping of dinosaur and pterosaur trackways
• Stratigraphic correlation with Lufeng and Sichuan basins
• Collaboration with Chinese universities and tracksite museums
• 3D photogrammetric documentation and paleoenvironmental interpretation

🇬🇷 Crete (Greece)

Completed Projects

PaleoICO collaborators have participated in the scientific investigation of the Trachilos footprint site in western Crete, a globally significant Late Miocene tracksite characterized by hominin-like footprints.

Key activities:
• Detailed documentation and morphometric analysis of the Trachilos footprints
• Geological and sedimentological study of the Miocene coastal deposits
• Collaboration with international paleoanthropology and ichnology teams
• Public outreach and scientific dissemination of results

🇧🇷 Brazil

Completed Projects

PaleoICO and collaborating scientists have conducted ichnological and vertebrate paleontology research in the Permian basins of southern Brazil, with comparative analyses linking South American and European track-bearing sequences.

Key activities:
• Study of Permian tetrapod and reptile trackways
• Sedimentological interpretation of paleo-wetland systems
• Comparative ichnology between Brazilian and German Permian basins
• Cooperation with regional research groups and conservation programs

🇩🇪 Germany

Completed Projects

PaleoICO collaborators have worked on European ichnology projects in partnership with German institutions, including the Saurierwelt Museum in Neumarkt.

Key activities:
• Study of Triassic and Jurassic track-bearing formations
• Comparative ichnology with Central European datasets
• Museum-based research on vertebrate trackways
• Collaboration with German geological foundations and museum curators

🇬🇱 Greenland

Completed Projects

Scientific expeditions in Greenland have focused on Jurassic and Triassic vertebrate ichnology, paleoenvironmental reconstruction, and high-latitude ecosystems.

Key activities:
• Mapping of Arctic tracksites
• Study of early dinosaur and tetrapod ichnofossils
• Paleoenvironmental analysis of high-latitude Mesozoic strata
• International scientific cooperation with Arctic research teams

🇪🇸 Spain

Completed Projects

PaleoICO collaborators have contributed to ichnological and paleontological studies across northern Spain, especially in the Basque Country, La Rioja, Asturias and other Iberian tracksite regions.
Research undertaken with local scientific teams has been featured in Basque educational materials and school textbooks, reflecting the regional importance of dinosaur tracksites.

Key activities:

  • Documentation and scientific analysis of dinosaur and vertebrate tracksites
  • Stratigraphic and sedimentological correlation of Iberian basins
  • Collaboration with regional museums and geological institutions
  • Development of educational materials for schools in the Basque Country
  • Paleontological heritage interpretation and outreach
  • Support for conservation of protected tracksite areas

🇦🇷 Argentina

Completed Projects

PaleoICO collaborators, have conducted ichnological and paleontological research in the Neuquén Basin and Patagonian regions of Argentina. Their work includes documentation of Triassic tetrapod track assemblages in Los Menucos (Río Negro) and Jurassic–Cretaceous dinosaur ichnites across Andean geological units.

Key activities:

  • Documentation and analysis of Triassic tetrapod trackways in Los Menucos (Río Negro)

  • Study of Jurassic and Cretaceous dinosaur tracksites in the Neuquén Basin

  • Stratigraphic and paleogeographic correlation of Andean sedimentary sequences

  • Collaboration with Argentine museums and scientific institutions

  • 3D photogrammetry and digital reconstruction of track-bearing surfaces

  • Outreach, conservation planning, and heritage interpretation focused on Patagonian ichnological sites

🇫🇷 France

Completed Projects
PaleoICO collaborators, led by Gerard Gierliński, have conducted ichnological field investigations in central France, focusing on Lower Jurassic (Hettangian) track-bearing strata.
Fieldwork has documented thyreophoran dinosaur trackways, including some of the earliest known occurrences of armoured-dinosaur footprints in Europe.
Key activities
• Documentation of Hettangian dinosaur trackways
• Study of thyreophoran ichnites and associated track morphologies
• Sedimentological and paleoenviron¬mental interpretation of early Jurassic coastal-plain facies
• Collaboration with regional geological institutions and scientific teams in central France
• Ichnotaxonomic comparison with coeval European Jurassic tracksites

🇮🇹 Italy

Completed Projects

PaleoICO collaborators have participated in ichnological research across Northern Italy, focusing on the Dolomitic Platform and the Trento Platform—two of the most important Mesozoic carbonate platforms of Europe.
Investigations include classic sites such as:

Lavini di Marco, near Rovereto (Trento Platform)

Monte Pelmetto (Monte Pelmo), Dolomites of Belluno

These areas preserve significant Jurassic–Cretaceous sauropod and theropod track assemblages.

Key activities

Mapping of sauropod and theropod trackways on Dolomitic and Trento platform carbonates

Stratigraphic correlation of Jurassic–Cretaceous track-bearing units

3D photogrammetry and ichnological surface documentation

Paleobiogeographic and paleoenvironmental interpretation of Alpine Mesozoic basins

Scientific collaboration with Italian geological foundations and Dolomitic research groups

Ongoing Projects

Current scientific expeditions and developing research initiatives

🇵🇱 Poland - (HC)

Ongoing Projects
New research initiatives in Upper Cretaceous formations of the Holy Cross Mountains and Silesia Basin, expanding the geographic scope of previous projects.

Key activities:

  • New trackway surveys in Campanian marine-influenced facies

  • Mapping of marine reptile and invertebrate traces

  • Collaboration with Polish Geological Institute (PIG-PIB)

  • Paleogeologic reconstruction for CAMPAN D.O.G. framework

❄️ Arctic Circle

Ongoing Projects
Exploratory cooperation on high-latitude dinosaur and early tetrapod ichnofossils.

Key activities:

  • Identification of polar dinosaur trackways

  • Paleoclimatic reconstruction based on ichnofacies

  • Comparison with Greenland and Scandinavian datasets

🇵🇱 Poland (TS)

Ongoing Projects
New research initiatives in course

Future Expeditions

Future scientific expeditions and developing research initiatives, planning & analizing.

🇵🇱 Poland - (TS2)

Ongoing Projects
New research initiatives analized. Soon more information.

🇸🇦 Arabian Peninsula

Analyzed Projects
Active studies on marine trace fossils and shallow-marine Cretaceous sedimentary sequences.

Key activities:

  • Ichnofacies analysis (Skolithos, Cruziana, Zoophycos)

  • Correlation of marine units across the peninsula

  • Digital modeling of burrow systems

  • Collaboration with regional geological surveys

🇧🇷 Brazil

Analyzing Projects
Ichnological and vertebrate paleontology studies in Permian track-bearing units of southern Brazil, in cooperation with local research teams.

Key activities:

  • Study of Permian tetrapod trackways

  • Sedimentological interpretation of paleo–wetland systems

  • Comparative ichnology with European Permian basins

  • Support to Brazilian conservation initiatives

🇲🇽 Mexico

Analyzing Projects
Fieldwork and scientific collaboration in northern and central Mexico, with a focus on Late Cretaceous (Campanian–Maastrichtian) ichnological sites and projects in Coahuila.

Key activities:

  • Documentation of dinosaur tracksites in the Sierra Madre Oriental

  • Geological correlation of Campanian units

  • Scientific cooperation with local museums and universities

  • Studies on megafauna and paleoenvironmental reconstruction

  • Technical advisory for conservation of Laramidian ichnofossils

🇸🇦 Arabia Saudi

Analyzing Projects
PaleoICO researchers are currently developing large-scale ichnological and paleogeological investigations in Saudi Arabia, focusing on Jurassic and Cretaceous tracksites and desert fieldwork surveys.

Key activities:

  • Mapping of Jurassic and Cretaceous dinosaur tracksites

  • Sedimentological and paleogeographic interpretation

  • Collaboration with Saudi geological authorities

  • Preservation planning for desert fossil heritage

  • Remote-sensing surveys and drone photogrammetry

🇦🇷 Argentina

Analyzing Projects
PaleoICO collaborators are currently developing ichnological and paleontological research in Argentina, with a focus on Jurassic and Cretaceous tracksites from the Neuquén Basin and surrounding Andean regions.

The work is conducted in cooperation with South American experts specializing in dinosaur trackways and Andean basin evolution.

Key activities:

  • Documentation and analysis of dinosaur tracksites in the Neuquén Basin

  • Stratigraphic and paleogeological correlation of Andean sedimentary units

  • Collaboration with Argentine researchers in ichnology and vertebrate paleontology

  • Field mapping of sauropod, theropod, and ornithopod ichnofossils

  • 3D photogrammetry and digital reconstruction of track-bearing surfaces

  • Contribution to conservation and scientific outreach related to Patagonian fossil heritage